- The ice cream cone was introduced in 1904.
- A queen bee can lay up to 3,000 eggs in one day.
- A woodpeckers tongue can wrap around its head twice.
- 30% of people refuse to sit on a public toilet seats.
- 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?.
- The Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble.
- That in developed countries 27% of food is thrown away.
- Coffee represents 75% of all the caffeine consumed in the US.
- A pigeon's feathers are heavier than its bones.
- Camels have 3 eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
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