- The first English dictionary was written in 1755.
- Sharks never stop moving even when they sleep or rest.
- Once a women reachs the age of 30 they lose 1% of their bone mass every year thereafter (by the time a women is 50 she will have lost 20%).
- The equals sign (=) was invented in 1557 by a Welsh mathematician named Robert Recorde.
- Aichmophobia is the fear of needles and pointed objects.
- Men are stuck by lightning 7 times more than women.
- Chameleons can move both their eyes in different directions at the same time.
- The first sailing boats were built in Egypt.
- John Cadbury founded the Cadbury chocolate company in England in 1842 producing the first chocolate bars.
- The lifespan of a taste bud is about ten days.
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