- Instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962.
- Dolphins are part of the whale family.
- Sound travels 4.3 times faster through water than in air.
- A housefly hums in the key of F.
- 80% of the world's rose species come from Asia.
- Japan is the largest exporter of frog legs.
- 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?.
- A Galapagos tortoise can take up to three weeks to digest a meal.
- Zoophobia is the fear of animals.
- After Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water.
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