- 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.
- The word 'taxi' is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, and Portuguese.
- The game of Tug-of-war was an Olympic sport from 1900-1920.
- The sentence "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter in the English alphabet.
- Chicken drumsticks contain the least amount of meat on a chicken.
- India is home to over 200 million cows.
- An elephants ears are used to regulate body temperature.
- The first place in the world to allow women to vote New Zealand.
- 72% of people eavesdrop.
- Baboons were once trained by Egyptians to wait on tables.
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