- A bowling pin will fall at a tilt of 7.5 degrees.
- Bottle nosed whales can dive to a depth of 915 metres (3,000feet) in 2 minutes.
- The longest time a person has been in a coma is 37 years.
- The first paperback book was printed by Penguin Publishing in 1935.
- Aichmophobia is the fear of needles and pointed objects.
- Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world’s freshwater.
- Fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than a space shuttle.
- Kangaroos cannot jump without their tails touching the ground.
- The word utopia u2013 an ideal place u2013 ironically comes from a Greek word meaning u201cno place.u201d.
- The word 'karate' means 'empty hand'.
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