- Ancient Romans thought strawberries could cure bad breath and chronic fainting.
- Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.
- Horses sleep standing up.
- The human body of a 70 kg person contains 0.2mg of gold.
- 80% of all people hit by lightning are men.
- That you burn more calories eating celery than it contains (the more you eat the thinner you become).
- The first paperback book was printed by Penguin Publishing in 1935.
- 90% of all volcanic activity occurs in the ocean.
- The longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds.
- Blue flames are the hottest, reaching temps up to 3,000 degrees Celsius.
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