- Gorillas sleep 14 hours a day.
- Flys always launch backwards for a quick getaway.
- It is believed that Ancient Egyptians used complex mathematics such as algebra, arithmetic and geometry as far back as 3000 BC, such as equations to approximate the area of circles.
- The average raindrop takes 2 minutes to hit the ground.
- Ants can lift 50 times their own weight.
- A rat can tread water for 3 days.
- All babies are born with blue eyes.
- In 1642 French mathematician Blaise Pascal invented the mechanical calculator.
- 20% of China's plants are used in medicine.
- Tokyo was once known as Edo.
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