- Chicago is named after smelly garlic that once grew in the area.
- More people are killed from bees than snakes.
- Hawaii is the only US state that grows cacao beans which go into the production of chocolate.
- The number 2 is the only number greater than zero that when added to or multiplied by itself gives you the same result (4).
- Einstein slept 10 hours a night.
- There are 7 points on the Statue of Liberty's crown.
- A Boeing 747 airliner holds 216,847 litres (57,285 gallons) of fuel.
- Lightning strikes the Earth 6,000 times every minute.
- The equals sign (=) was invented in 1557 by a Welsh mathematician named Robert Recorde.
- The average person takes 23,000 breaths a day.
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