- Alan Turing was a British mathematician and computer scientist who cracked German ciphers (codes) in the Second World War, contributed to mathematical logic and played an important role in the development of algorithms, artificial intelligence and the modern computer.
- Black on yellow are the 2 colors with the strongest impact.
- 8.5 million tons of water evaporates from the Dead Sea every day.
- Instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962.
- Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) lived between the years 1170 and 1250 and is best known today for Fibonacci numbers, the number sequence named after him. Fibonacci introduced the number sequence to Western Europe in his book 'Liber Abaci' after they had been described earlier by Indian mathematicians.
- The African Rock Python can survive 2 years without eating.
- The average person laughs 10 times a day.
- Cars were first started with ignition keys in 1949.
- Each year, the Moon moves away from Earth by about four centimeters.
- Snakes can see even with their eyes closed.
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