- Oysters can change from one gender to another and back again.
- The Titanic was built in Belfast.
- African Grey Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words.
- In 1634, Tulip bulbs were a form of currency in Holland.
- Only male turkeys gobble.
- There are over 1,600 known species of starfishes.
- The fire signs are Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius.
- Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras lived around the year 500 BC and is known for his Pythagorean theorem relating to the three sides of a right angle triangle: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
- Modern mathematics has advanced greatly thanks to the incredible computing power of today's computers.
- The drinking straw was invented in 1886.
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