- Onions are part of the lily family.
- At the deepest point in the ocean, the water pressure is equivalent to having about 50 jumbo jets piled on top of you.
- The name of the popular search engine 'Google' came from a misspelling of the word 'googol', which is a very large number (the number one followed by one hundred zeros to be exact).
- The Dead Sea is actually an inland lake.
- The Cookie Monster's real first name is Sid.
- That the first MTV video played was 'Video killed the radio star' by the Buggles.
- Iceland consumes more Coca Cola per capita than any other country.
- A honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph).
- Some perfumes actually have whale poo in them.
- The aphid insect is born pregnant.
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