- The oldest cockroach fossils are over 280 million years old.
- A Boeing 747 airliner holds 216,847 litres (57,285 gallons) of fuel.
- 45% of people use mouthwash daily.
- Whale songs can be used to map out the ocean floor.
- A baby fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks.
- 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 aphid insect is born pregnant.
- Sea Lions have rhythm. They are the only animal able to clap to a beat.
- The human brain takes up 2% of human body weight but uses 20% of its energy.
- The most common Spanish surname is Garcia.
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