- Brazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador.
- The drinking straw was invented in 1886.
- Tachophobia is the fear of speed.
- The word laser stands for 'Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation'.
- A group of geese is called a gaggle.
- A bolt of lightning can reach temperatures hotter than the sun.
- When the moon is directly overhead, you weigh slightly less.
- There are over 4,300 known species of ladybugs.
- 12 + 3 - 4 + 5 + 67 + 8 + 9 = 100.
- Not a single number has the letter "b" in it until you reach a billion.
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