- On the average there are 8 peas in a pod.
- An astronaut can be up to 2 inches taller returning from space (the cartilage disks in the spine expand in the absence of gravity).
- The basic arithmetic operations used in mathematics are addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
- The fingerprints of koala bear are indistinguishable to that of a human.
- The expression to 'knuckle down' originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots).
- A crocodile can't stick out its tongue.
- The state of Alabama once financed the construction of a bridge by holding a rooster auction.
- Italy and France produce over 40% of all wine.
- Brazil is named after a tree.
- The air signs are Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius.
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