- Greek mathematician Euclid is often referred to as the 'Father of Geometry' for his revolutionary ideas and influential textbook called 'Elements' that he wrote around the year 300 BC.
- There are over 80,000 different species of ants.
- The first metered taxi was introduced in 1907.
- Banana plants can grow as high as 6 meters (20 feet) tall.
- A man once ate an entire airplaneu2014it took him 2 years.
- Sun light can penetrate clean ocean water up to a depth of 73m (240 feet).
- The average person sheds .7kg (1.5 pounds) of skin each year.
- Cooking or freezing does not reduce the heat (spiciness) of a chile pepper.
- Tarantula spiders can survive 2 and a half years without food.
- Pelicans consume around a 1/3 of its body weight in a single meal.
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