- The surface of Mars is covered in rust, making the planet appear red.
- There is no butter in buttermilk.
- China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys.
- Nintendo first produced playing cards.
- October the 10th is national metric day.
- Gunpowder is formed by mixing charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur.
- Born in 1953, British mathematician Andrew Wiles is most famous for proving Fermat's Last Theorem.
- The fingerprints of koala bear are indistinguishable to that of a human.
- Blueberries are very high in antioxidants.
- Honeybees navigate by using the Sun as a compass.
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