- The Statue of Liberty weighs over 225 tons.
- Tennis was originally played with bare hands.
- The first place in the world to allow women to vote New Zealand.
- England's first great industry was wool.
- Sharks lose teeth a lot when they eat. Some sharks will replace as many as 25,000 teeth in a lifetime.
- There is a 50% chance that in a group of 23 people, two will share the same birthday. In a group of 367 people, it is a 100% chance. But only 70 people are required for a 99.9% chance.
- The praying mantis can turn its head 180 degrees.
- When baby polar bear cubs are born they cannot see or hear for their first month.
- French fries are originally from Belgium.
- In 1900 the average life span in the US was 47.
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