- Wind moves air from high to low pressure areas.
- The ice cream cone was introduced in 1904.
- Fibonacci numbers are named after Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) who introduced them to Western Europe after they had earlier been described by Indian mathematicians. They are related to the golden ratio and proceed in the following order: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, .... Can you see the pattern?.
- The coins thrown into the Trevi fountain in Italy are collected for charity.
- The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent the 100 ways to cook an egg.
- Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.
- There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
- The longest alphabet has 74 letters.
- Camel's milk doesn't curdle.
- The expression to 'knuckle down' originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots).
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