- 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321.
- 80% of the world's food crops are pollinated by insects.
- Coffee is generally roasted between 204 - 218C (400 - 425F) (the longer the beans are roasted the darker the roast).
- A cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph).
- Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world’s freshwater.
- It is believed that Ancient Egyptians used complex mathematics such as algebra, arithmetic and geometry as far back as 3000 BC, such as equations to approximate the area of circles.
- The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent the 100 ways to cook an egg.
- The ancient Greeks first grew carrots as a form of medicine and not a food.
- The fastest insect is the Australian dragon fly (its top speed is 57 km/h (35mp/h)).
- Banana plants are the largest plants without a woody stem (they belong to the same family as lilies, orchids and palms).
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