- Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk.
- New York was once called New Amsterdam.
- Stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
- Giant tortoises can live in captivity longer than any other animal.
- Australia has 10,685 beaches; you could visit a new beach every day for more than 29 years.
- Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world’s freshwater.
- The wristwatch was invented in 1904.
- Crocodiles are colour blind.
- Almonds are members of the peach family.
- In France, it's illegal for employers to send emails after work hours.
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