- Most birds eat twice their body weight each day.
- Raindrops are not tear shaped (they more resemble the shape of a tiny hamburger bun).
- The movie 'Wayne's World' was filmed in two weeks.
- Fibonacci numbers are named after Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) who introduced them to Western Europe after they had earlier been described by Indian mathematicians. They are related to the golden ratio and proceed in the following order: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, .... Can you see the pattern?.
- Icelandic phone books are listed by first names (not surnames).
- New York's Central Park was opened in 1876.
- Banana plants can grow as high as 6 meters (20 feet) tall.
- Arachibutyrophobia is fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.
- Over 5 million people in Brazil are employed in the coffee industry.
- You are always looking at your nose, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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