- German mathematician Gottfried Leibniz lived between 1646 and 1716, developing important calculus concepts and mathematical notation practices.
- It takes 5 years for an oyster to produce a medium sized pearl.
- Room temperature is defined as between 20 to 25C (68 to 77F).
- The Colgate toothpaste company started out making starch, soap, and candles.
- One of the ingredients needed to make dynamite is peanuts.
- When a koala is born, it is about the size of a jelly bean.
- A camel can drink 25 gallons of water in less than three minutes.
- Disneyland opened in 1955.
- The average raindrop takes 2 minutes to hit the ground.
- Australia was originally called New Holland.
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