- The official state gem of Washington is petrified wood.
- The most commonly forgotten item for travelers is their toothbrush.
- 42% of men and women 25% don't wash their hands after using a public toilet.
- The stomach acids found in a snakes stomach can digest bones and teeth but not fur or hair.
- The first toothbrush was invented in 1498.
- Polar bears can smell a seal from 20 miles away.
- It is believed that Ancient Egyptians used complex mathematics such as algebra, arithmetic and geometry as far back as 3000 BC, such as equations to approximate the area of circles.
- Ablutophobia is the fear of bathing.
- The Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble.
- Sound travels 4.3 times faster through water than in air.
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