- The first drug that was sold as a water soluble tablet was aspirin in 1900.
- Clinophobia is the fear of going to bed.
- Helminthophobia is the fear of worms.
- Over 96% of American households purchase bananas at least once a month.
- Your most active muscles are in your eye.
- The brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland.
- The Cookie Monster's real first name is Sid.
- The first English dictionary was written in 1755.
- Modern day geometry has made developments in a number of areas, including those that make use of the raw computing power of today's computers.
- Greek mathematician Euclid is often referred to as the 'Father of Geometry' for his revolutionary ideas and influential textbook called 'Elements' that he wrote around the year 300 BC.
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