- A honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph).
- The atomic symbol for iron is Fe (the original name for iron was Ferric).
- No two spider webs are the same.
- The color of a chile pepper is no indication of its heat (usually the smaller the the hotter).
- Canada has more lakes than any other country.
- Gunpowder is formed by mixing charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur.
- There are around 30 milligrams of caffeine in the average chocolate bar while a cup of coffee has around 100 to 150.
- The oldest cockroach fossils are over 280 million years old.
- 'Babe' was played by over 50 pigs.
- The alchemy symbol for water is an inverted triangle, resembling a cup or glass.
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