- You burn more calories sleeping than watching television.
- Diamonds are the hardest natural substance.
- 1 nautical knot equates to 1.852 Kph (1.150 mph).
- The surface area of your lungs is roughly the same size as a tennis court.
- Helminthophobia is the fear of worms.
- Denver sits at 5,280 feet elevation (1 mile above sea level).
- China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys.
- Wine is sold in tinted bottles because it spoils when exposed to light.
- German mathematician Gottfried Leibniz lived between 1646 and 1716, developing important calculus concepts and mathematical notation practices.
- Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all all invented by women.
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