- Adult humans are the only mammal that can't breathe and swallow at the same time.
- Almonds are members of the peach family.
- Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
- A fifteen-year-old boy invented earmuffs in 1873.
- Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler was probably the most influential mathematician of the 18th century, making discoveries in graph theory and introducing many modern mathematical words and notations among other things.
- 53% of women don't leave home without makeup on.
- Hawaii is the only state with one school district.
- These days mathematics is important in many different types of jobs, including those related to engineering, business, science, medicine and more.
- Dolphin's can detect underwater sounds from 24 km (15 miles) away.
- The Nobel Peace Prize is named for Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.
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