- Queen termites can live up to 50 years.
- The first paperback book was printed by Penguin Publishing in 1935.
- Dirty snow melts quicker than clean snow.
- The 100 folds in a chef's hat represent the 100 ways to cook an egg.
- There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
- There are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous).
- Spiny lobsters migrate in groups of 50 or more, forming a conga line on the ocean floor.
- Silly String was originally designed to be a spray on cast for broken bones.
- Some bears build nests in trees to sunbathe and rest.
- The cheetah is the only cat that can't retract it's claws.
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