- The wheelbarrow is invented in China.
- 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.
- The word fortnight is a contraction of the 2 words 'fourteen nights'.
- All babies are born with blue eyes.
- Rio de Janeiro translates to river of January.
- Your normal body temperature is 37C (99F).
- The Hindu-Arabic numeral system began developing as early as the 1st century with a full system being established around the 9th century, forming the basis of the numerical digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 that we use today.
- Your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb).
- The word 'underground is the only word that begins and ends with the letters 'und'.
- 1 square inch of human skin contains 625 sweat glands.
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