- A banana contains 75% water.
- In France, it's illegal for employers to send emails after work hours.
- According to manufacturer Spalding the average lifespan of an NBA basketball is 10,000 bounces.
- Archimedes of Syracuse lived around the year 250 BC and among other things, developed a method for determining the volume of objects with irregular shapes.
- Women's hearts typically beat faster than men's hearts.
- Deers don't like hay.
- Brazil got its name from the Brazilian nut (not the other way around).
- Dragonflies have 6 legs but can't walk.
- Before 1863 the postal service in the US was free.
- Applesauce was the first food eaten in space by astronauts.
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