- 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.
- Male humpback whales can sing up to half an hour nonstop and even mimic other whale songs.
- There are over 2,500 apple varieties grown in the U.S.
- The word fortnight is a contraction of the 2 words 'fourteen nights'.
- Pressurized plane cabin air is the same average humidity of the Sahara Desert.
- It is illegal to run out of gas in Youngstown, Ohio.
- Chicken drumsticks contain the least amount of meat on a chicken.
- Some perfumes actually have whale poo in them.
- A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
- A squid has 10 tentacles.
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