- Zoophobia is the fear of animals.
- Wheat is the world's most widely grown plant.
- Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras lived around the year 500 BC and is known for his Pythagorean theorem relating to the three sides of a right angle triangle: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
- The typical wave height from Pacific tsunami is between 6 - 9 metres.
- An electric eel can release a charge powerful enough to start 50 cars.
- Snails can sleep for up to three years.
- Camel's milk doesn't curdle.
- An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
- The oldest cockroach fossils are over 280 million years old.
- Brazil is named after a tree.
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