- New York contains 920km (571miles) of shoreline.
- Elvis's middle name was Aron.
- Mangos are related to cashews and pistachios.
- More people are killed from bees than snakes.
- In 1900 the average life span in the US was 47.
- The first sailing boats were built in Egypt.
- 85% of plant life is found in the ocean.
- 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.
- All snakes are carnivorous.
- The most popular snack food is potato chips.
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