- Bernhard Riemann was an influential German mathematician who contributed to differential geometry and analysis, paving the way for the development of general relativity by Albert Einstein.
- When water freezes it expans by 9%.
- The hardest substance in the human body is enamel.
- The first rugby club was formed in 1843.
- A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber of the same size.
- Penguins mate for life and both parents care for their young.
- A Boeing 747 airliner holds 216,847 litres (57,285 gallons) of fuel.
- An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
- The average raindrop weighs less than an eyelash.
- 53% of women don't leave home without makeup on.
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