- Heat, not sunlight, ripens tomatoes.
- Chinese mathematics developed around the 11th century BC and included important concepts related to negative numbers, decimals, algebra and geometry.
- In Switzerland, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig because they are prone to loneliness.
- Bananas are a good source of vitamin C, potassium and fiber.
- Perth is Australia's windiest city.
- All babies are born with blue eyes.
- Born in 1882, Emmy Noether was a German mathematician who made important contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics, described by Einstein as the most important woman in the history of mathematics.
- Peru has more pyramids than Egypt.
- The most common mental illnesses are anxiety and depression.
- The coloured part of your eye is called the iris.
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