- A hummingbird's heart beats at over a 1,000 times a minute.
- A honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph).
- The Nobel Peace Prize is named for Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.
- Flies can react to an object it sees and change direction in less than 30 milliseconds.
- Heat, not sunlight, ripens tomatoes.
- Thin skinned lemons are the juiciest.
- 10M bricks were used to build the Empire State Building.
- The greyhound is the fastest dog and can reach speeds of up to 72kph (45mph).
- Half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18.
- When born a baby giraffe is 1.8m (6ft) tall.
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