- The only one-syllabled U.S. state is Maine.
- Polar bears are strictly carnivores.
- The ancient Greeks first grew carrots as a form of medicine and not a food.
- Humans shed and regrow outer skin cells every 27 days (almost 1,000 new skins in a lifetime).
- Cabbage is 91% water.
- A dragonfly can fly at 40kph (25mph).
- There are over 900 species of bats.
- Reindeer hair is hollow inside like a tube.
- Gatophobia is the fear of cats.
- 40% of Amsterdam commuters get to work by bicycle.
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