- The diameter of the sun is 1,390,000km (865,000 miles).
- The coloured part of your eye is called the iris.
- The word fortnight is a contraction of the 2 words 'fourteen nights'.
- Wild cobras can live up to 20 years old.
- Ketchup was once sold as a medicine.
- The smallest dog is the Chihuahua.
- The teeth of a viperfish are so sharp and long that if it closed its mouth with the teeth inside, it would pierce its brain.
- It is illegal to play annoying games in the street in the UK.
- Some playing cards in India are round.
- The Eiffel Tower is repainted every 7 years.
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