- The praying mantis can turn its head 180 degrees.
- If you lick someone's elbow and they aren't paying attention, they will not notice it.
- March 14 is 'save a spider day'.
- The average age at which America's presidents have taken office is 54.
- Instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962.
- Diamonds are the hardest natural substance.
- Mosquitoes dislike citronella because it irritates their feet.
- The golden ratio of approximately 1.618 between two quantities such as lengths often appears in nature (tree branching, uncurling ferns, pine cone arrangements etc) and has been used throughout history to create aesthetically pleasing designs and art works such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
- Americans throw away 44 million newspapers a day.
- In Switzerland, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig because they are prone to loneliness.
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