- The Sun has a diameter of 1,390,176km (864,000miles).
- The drinking straw was invented in 1886.
- Chimps can develop their own fashion trends.
- Triscadecaphobia is the fear of the number 13.
- Hawaii is the only US state that grows cacao beans which go into the production of chocolate.
- When a koala is born, it is about the size of a jelly bean.
- Dogs can make about 10 sounds, while cats make about 100.
- Crocodiles are colour blind.
- Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world’s freshwater.
- The only continent without reptiles or snakes is Antarctica.
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