- Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes.
- Your most sensitive finger is your index finger (closest to your thumb).
- The D.C. in Washington D.C. stands for District of Columbia.
- Hippopotamuses have skin 3.8cm (1.5in) thick.
- Honeybees navigate by using the Sun as a compass.
- More people die from falling coconuts then from shark attacks.
- Sharks can sense a drop of blood from 4km (2.5miles) away.
- Not a single number has the letter "b" in it until you reach a billion.
- The first rugby club was formed in 1843.
- A hippopotamus can run faster than a man.
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