- Silly String was originally designed to be a spray on cast for broken bones.
- Sir Isaac Newton was 23 when he discovered the law of gravity.
- You can smell a skunk 1.6km (1 mile) away.
- Hypnotism is banned in public schools in San Diego (U.S.).
- If you filled a matchbox with gold it could be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
- A camel can drink 25 gallons of water in less than three minutes.
- The shortest war in history lasted for only 38 minutes.
- Hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards.
- The aphid insect is born pregnant.
- The TV sitcom Seinfeld was originally called 'The Seinfeld Chronicles'.
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