- 40% of Amsterdam commuters get to work by bicycle.
- There are over 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building.
- Hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards.
- Coca Cola was founded by Joseph A Biedenharn.
- Zoophobia is the fear of animals.
- French fries are originally from Belgium.
- Yawns are contagious to dogs as well as humans.
- The Sun has a diameter of 1,390,176km (864,000miles).
- Brazil accounts for 1/3 of the world's coffee production.
- The drinking straw was invented in 1886.
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