- Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras lived around the year 500 BC and is known for his Pythagorean theorem relating to the three sides of a right angle triangle: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
- There are more chickens than people in the world.
- A 1/4 of your bones are in your feet.
- 10% of with world's food supply is consumed by insects.
- The bumblebee bat weighs less than a penny.
- The longest possible eclipse of the sun is 7.31 minutes.
- Hens do not need a rooster to lay an egg.
- According to manufacturer Spalding the average lifespan of an NBA basketball is 10,000 bounces.
- The Nobel Peace Prize is named for Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.
- The average bed contains over 6 billion dust mites.
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