- Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years.
- Australia has the largest sheep population.
- Canada has more doughnut shops per capita than any other country.
- Over 500 meteorites hit the Earth each year.
- Mosquitoes prefer children to adults and blondes to brunettes.
- Fibonacci numbers are named after Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) who introduced them to Western Europe after they had earlier been described by Indian mathematicians. They are related to the golden ratio and proceed in the following order: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, .... Can you see the pattern?.
- There are over 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building.
- Owls can't move their eyes from side to side.
- You can smell a skunk 1.6km (1 mile) away.
- The most common Spanish surname is Garcia.
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