- Spain's largest source of income is from tourism.
- Squirrels lose more than half of the nuts they hide.
- A tsunami can travel as fast as a jet plane.
- Coffee is grown commercially in over 45 countries around the world.
- Bamboo makes up 99% of a panda's diet.
- Wine is sold in tinted bottles because it spoils when exposed to light.
- The numerical digits we use today such as 1, 2 and 3 are based on the Hindu-Arabic numeral system developed over 1000 years ago.
- A Sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure.
- About 1/3 of your taste buds are numbed while flying.
- An octopus has nine brains and three hearts.
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