- After Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water.
- Modern day geometry has made developments in a number of areas, including those that make use of the raw computing power of today's computers.
- Tennis was originally played with bare hands.
- The first flight traveled at less than 7 mph (ground speed).
- Dogs sweat through the pads on their feet.
- Cucumbers are 96% water.
- Australia was originally called New Holland.
- Blue whale tongues can weigh 8,000 pounds, or as much as an elephant, and their hearts weigh close to a ton.
- A pearl can be dissolved by vinegar.
- Only female mosquitoes bite.
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