- Your skull is made up of 29 different bones.
- Mapping is older than writing.
- Archimedes of Syracuse lived around the year 250 BC and played a large role in the history of geometry including a method for determining the volume of objects with irregular shapes.
- Maine produces more toothpicks than any other state in the U.S.
- 'Lonely Planet' for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia.
- The human brain takes up 2% of human body weight but uses 20% of its energy.
- Ostrich meat is the leanest of all red meats.
- Coffee represents 75% of all the caffeine consumed in the US.
- The oldest known vegetable is the pea.
- Americans consume over 10 billion bowls of soup each year.
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