- That you burn more calories eating celery than it contains (the more you eat the thinner you become).
- Chocolate manufacturers use 40% of the world's almonds.
- In the Middle Ages, chicken soup was considered an aphrodisiac.
- Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all all invented by women.
- Hippopotamuses have skin 3.8cm (1.5in) thick.
- Over 5 million people in Brazil are employed in the coffee industry.
- There are 7 points on the Statue of Liberty's crown.
- Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.
- Bottle nosed whales can dive to a depth of 915 metres (3,000feet) in 2 minutes.
- Pigs can get sunburn.
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