- Blonde beards grow faster than darker beards.
- Every ton of recycled paper saves about 17 trees.
- When lightning strikes it can reach up to 30,000 degrees celsius (54,000 degrees fahrenheit).
- An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
- 'Topolino' is the name for Mickey Mouse Italy.
- You can buy square watermelons in Japan (developed to stack better in supermarkets).
- It was once illegal to slam your car door in Switzerland.
- Forty is the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order.
- The first US coast to coast aeroplane flight occurred in 1911 and took 49 days.
- The longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds.
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