- Madonna and Michael Jackson were both born in 1958.
- 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.
- You take over 23,000 breaths everyday.
- Rain contains vitamin B12.
- Bottle nosed whales can dive to a depth of 915 metres (3,000feet) in 2 minutes.
- Natural gas has no smell (the odor is artificially added so that people are able to identify leaks).
- 90% of all volcanic activity occurs in the ocean.
- Porsche also builds tractors.
- A standard 747 jumbo jet has 420 seats.
- Born in 1882, Emmy Noether was a German mathematician who made important contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics, described by Einstein as the most important woman in the history of mathematics.
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