- The human body of a 70 kg person contains 0.2mg of gold.
- Britain was the first country to use postage stamps.
- Every year the sun loses 360 million tons.
- The US is the world's largest consumer of coffee.
- New York's Central Park was opened in 1876.
- Melissophobia is the fear of bees.
- Diamonds are the hardest substance known to man.
- The supersonic Concorde jet made its first trial flight on January 1st 1969.
- The ostrich produces a booming noise, often confused with a lion roar.
- Ants won't cross a chalk line.
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