- Ichthyophobia is the fear of fish.
- Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'.
- The average mature oak tree sheds over 700,000 leaves in Autumn.
- It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.
- Venetian blinds were invented in Japan.
- That you burn more calories eating celery than it contains (the more you eat the thinner you become).
- Paper money was first used in China.
- Chameleons can move both their eyes in different directions at the same time.
- Greek mathematics developed from around the 7th century BC, producing many important theories thanks to great mathematicians such as Pythagoras, Euclid and Archimedes.
- Toe wrestling is a competitive sport.
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