- More people are killed by hippopotamuses then by lions, elephants and water buffalos combined.
- All the planets in our solar system could fit inside Jupiter.
- Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras lived around the year 500 BC and is known for his Pythagorean theorem relating to the three sides of a right angle triangle: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
- Half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18.
- Norway once knighted a penguin.
- Ombrophobia is the fear of rain.
- There are 7 points on the Statue of Liberty's crown.
- Stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
- Armadillos can walk underwater.
- The praying mantis can turn its head 180 degrees.
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