- The first credit card was a Diner's Club card issued in 1950.
- Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years.
- In South Korea, it is against the rules for a professional baseball player to wear cabbage leaves inside of his hat.
- When hydrogen burns in the air water is formed.
- Brazil got its name from the Brazilian nut (not the other way around).
- Archimedes of Syracuse lived around the year 250 BC and played a large role in the history of geometry including a method for determining the volume of objects with irregular shapes.
- You transfer more germs shaking hands than kissing.
- The average person will consume 100 tons of food and 45,424 liters (12,000 gallons) of water in their lifetime.
- Sharks never stop moving even when they sleep or rest.
- Camels can drink 94 litres (25 gallons) of water in less than 3 minutes.
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