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The first city to mint its own gold coins was Florence, Italy in 1252. Draughts (checkers) is older than chess. When born a baby giraffe is 1.8m (6ft) tall. Ice skating rinks always go counter clock wise (for the majority of people that are right handed needing to hang onto the rail). Pelicans consume around a 1/3 of its body weight in a single meal. That in the 17th century the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places (today to 1.2411 trillion). Every year over 98% of atoms in your body are replaced. The total mass of ants on the planet would actually outweigh all of the world’s wild birds and mammals. Brazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador. That in developed countries 27% of food is thrown away. reload more facts