- A tsunami can travel as fast as a jet plane.
- Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) lived between the years 1170 and 1250 and is best known today for Fibonacci numbers, the number sequence named after him. Fibonacci introduced the number sequence to Western Europe in his book 'Liber Abaci' after they had been described earlier by Indian mathematicians.
- The fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots).
- There are over 100 different viruses that cause the common cold.
- A man once ate an entire airplaneu2014it took him 2 years.
- Japanese people don't have middle names.
- Tomatoes are considered both fruits and vegetablesu2014the answer depends on whom you ask.
- Sound travels 4.3 times faster through water than in air.
- Trees do not have life expectancies (most can grown indefinitely).
- The humming bird is the only bird that can fly backwards.
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