- The night vision of tigers is 6 times better than humans.
- Honey bees kill more people each year than snakes.
- The symbols used for addition (+) and subtraction (-) have been around for thousands of years but it wasn't until the 16th century that most mathematical symbols were invented. Before this time math equations were written in words, making it very time consuming.
- The first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint.
- A shrimp's heart is in its head.
- Banana plants are the largest plants without a woody stem (they belong to the same family as lilies, orchids and palms).
- Ichthyophobia is the fear of fish.
- Polar bears are strictly carnivores.
- There is no rice in rice paper.
- The Nile river flows North.
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