- The golden ratio of approximately 1.618 between two quantities such as lengths often appears in nature (tree branching, uncurling ferns, pine cone arrangements etc) and has been used throughout history to create aesthetically pleasing designs and art works such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
- To make one pound of honey, a honeybee must tap about two million flowers.
- Indonesia is made up of more than 17,000 islands.
- The tea bag was invented in 1908.
- The spikes of a newborn hedgehog begin to appear within 24 hours.
- Every year the sun loses 360 million tons.
- Light is electro magnetic radiation.
- On average you blink 25,000 a day.
- Penguins mate for life and both parents care for their young.
- Ostriches have a 14 meter (46 foot) long small intestine.
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