- The blueprints for the Eiffel Tower covered more than 14,000 square feet of drafting paper.
- The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
- Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
- Sharks have been on Earth for over 400 million years.
- Rhinoceros have 3 toes on each foot.
- There are over 100 different viruses that cause the common cold.
- Snails can sleep for up to three years.
- The longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'.
- In 1634, Tulip bulbs were a form of currency in Holland.
- Plants, like humans, can run a fever if they are sick.
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