- German mathematician Gottfried Leibniz lived between 1646 and 1716, developing important calculus concepts and mathematical notation practices.
- Salt used to be a currency.
- Macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs.
- 80% of the world's rose species come from Asia.
- The sun is 330,330 times larger than the Earth.
- The Dead Sea is actually an inland lake.
- The diameter of Jupiter is 152,800km (88 700 miles).
- Different names for the number 0 include zero, nought, naught, nil, zilch and zip.
- Achluophobiais the fear of the dark.
- Female lions are the primary hunters of the pride.
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