- A group of rhinos is called a crash.
- There is no butter in buttermilk.
- There are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous).
- The first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France.
- There are over 2,500 different types of mushrooms.
- The number Pi (the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle) can't be expressed as a fraction, making it an irrational number. It never repeats and never ends when written as a decimal.
- The aphid insect is born pregnant.
- Scorpions glow under ultra violet light.
- Many mammals, including cats and dogs, walk on their toes in contrast to humans, who walk on the soles of their feet.
- Plastic bottles were first used for soft drinks in 1970.
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