- Penguins mate for life and both parents care for their young.
- The numerical digits we use today such as 1, 2 and 3 are based on the Hindu-Arabic numeral system developed over 1000 years ago.
- An electric eel can release a charge powerful enough to start 50 cars.
- Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.
- The compass and straight edge were powerful tools in the advancement of geometry, allowing the construction of various lengths, angles and geometric shapes.
- It takes an interaction of 72 muscles to produce human speech.
- The corkscrew was invented in 1890.
- Female condors lays a single egg once every 2 years.
- Twins have a very high occurrence of left-handedness.
- Unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it.
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