- Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras lived around the year 500 BC and is known for his Pythagorean theorem relating to the three sides of a right angle triangle: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
- Elephants sleep between 4 - 5 hours in 24 period.
- Kangaroos can not walk backwards.
- There are over 320 species of parrots.
- All of the cobble stones used to line the streets in New York were originally stones found in the hulls of Belgian ships ballast.
- Shrimps are all born male but slowly grow into females.
- Months that start on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th.
- Silly String was originally designed to be a spray on cast for broken bones.
- Spiders have transparent blood.
- Deers don't like hay.
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