- Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'.
- The makers of the board game Monopoly print over 50 billion dollars worth of Monopoly money every year.
- Ombrophobia is the fear of rain.
- Queen termites can live up to 50 years.
- Grasshoppers have white blood.
- Whale songs can be used to map out the ocean floor.
- The movie Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make with $5 million going towards actor's salaries.
- It is believed that Ancient Egyptians used complex mathematics such as algebra, arithmetic and geometry as far back as 3000 BC, such as equations to approximate the area of circles.
- Giraffes can grow more than 18 feet tall.
- That in the 17th century the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places (today to 1.2411 trillion).
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