- If you could drive to the sun at a speed of 88.5 km/h (55 mp/h) it would take around 193 years.
- There are 2,598,960 possible hands in a 5 card poker game.
- Archimedes of Syracuse lived around the year 250 BC and among other things, developed a method for determining the volume of objects with irregular shapes.
- New Zealands first hospital was opened in 1843.
- The $ sign was introduced in 1788.
- Heavy raindrops are shaped like hamburger buns.
- 96% of candles sold are purchased by women.
- Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras lived around the year 500 BC and is known for his Pythagorean theorem relating to the three sides of a right angle triangle: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
- Dirty snow melts quicker than clean snow.
- Are you terrified that a duck is watching you? Some people are. That is anatidaephobia.
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