- Some dinosaurs had tails over 13m (45 feet) long.
- The number Pi (the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle) can't be expressed as a fraction, making it an irrational number. It never repeats and never ends when written as a decimal.
- There are 22 stars in the Paramount studios logo.
- By age 60 most people would have lost half of their taste buds.
- 1 nautical knot equates to 1.852 Kph (1.150 mph).
- Black on yellow are the 2 colors with the strongest impact.
- Red blood cells are produced in bone marrow.
- Modern day geometry has made developments in a number of areas, including those that make use of the raw computing power of today's computers.
- The game of basketball was first played using a soccer ball and two peach baskets.
- Forty percent of twins invent their own language.
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