- The expression to 'knuckle down' originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots).
- Mosquitoes dislike citronella because it irritates their feet.
- The average person will consume 100 tons of food and 45,424 liters (12,000 gallons) of water in their lifetime.
- The average cow produces 40 glasses of milk a day.
- It takes 1 week to make a jelly bean.
- Out of the 250+ known species of shark only 18 are known to be dangerous to man.
- Cotton can catch fire with enough super glue applied.
- M&M's chocolate stands for the initials for its inventors Mars and Murrie.
- A day on Venus lasts longer than a year on Venus.
- Mangoes have noses.
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