- The world's first roller coaster opened in 1884 at Coney Island New York.
- There are over 97,000 km (60,000 miles) of blood vessels in the average person.
- Dolphin's can detect underwater sounds from 24 km (15 miles) away.
- The first hot air balloon passengers were a sheep, duck, and rooster.
- 44% of people have broken a bone.
- The letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that has 3 syllables (all others have 1).
- Giraffes can't swim.
- Ants can lift 50 times their own weight.
- All the blinking in one day equates to having your eyes closed for 30 minutes.
- The average dog can understand over 150 words.
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