- Finland has the largest number of islands in the world (over 179,550).
- There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
- Giraffes have no vocal cords.
- The most fatal car accidents occur on Saturdays.
- A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
- Hawaii is the only US state that grows cacao beans which go into the production of chocolate.
- Termites eat through wood 2 times faster when listening to rock music.
- Avocados have the most calories of any other fruit.
- In the 17th century Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler made important discoveries relating to planetary motion and orbits.
- The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
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