- Heat, not sunlight, ripens tomatoes.
- More than 75% of all countries are north of the equator.
- A bowling pin will fall at a tilt of 7.5 degrees.
- There are 2.5 million times more ants on earth than people (20 quadrillion of them).
- Your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb).
- Many mammals, including cats and dogs, walk on their toes in contrast to humans, who walk on the soles of their feet.
- 45% of people use mouthwash everyday.
- The little hole in some sinks that lets the water drain out instead of flowing is called a 'porcelator'.
- Chalk is made from tiny plankton fossils.
- You can start a fire with ice.
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