- Most of the Vitamin C found in fruits is in the skin.
- The lie detector was invented in 1921.
- Chocolate is the number 1 food craved by women.
- Before 1850 golf balls were made of leather and were stuffed with feathers.
- Every year the sun loses 360 million tons.
- Greek mathematics developed from around the 7th century BC, producing many important theories thanks to great mathematicians such as Pythagoras, Euclid and Archimedes.
- Wind doesn't make a sound until it blows against an object.
- The word 'lethologica' describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
- Glass balls can bounce higher than rubber ones.
- The letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that has 3 syllables (all others have 1).
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