- The word 'almost' is the longest word spelt alphabetically.
- The side of a hammer is called a cheek.
- 20% of China's plants are used in medicine.
- There are 70 million sheep in New Zealand (with 4 million people).
- Over a third of all pineapples come from Hawaii.
- Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
- 3 teaspoons make up 1 tablespoon.
- 40% of Amsterdam commuters get to work by bicycle.
- Your small intestine is the largest internal organ in your body.
- Americans eat 35,000 tons of pasta a year.
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