- Norway once knighted a penguin.
- There are 2,598,960 possible hands in a 5 card poker game.
- The brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland.
- The fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots).
- These days mathematics is important in many different types of jobs, including those related to engineering, business, science, medicine and more.
- Many mammals, including cats and dogs, walk on their toes in contrast to humans, who walk on the soles of their feet.
- The ball on top of a flag pole is called the truck.
- The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is aluminum.
- 2 and 5 are the only prime numbers that end with a 2 or a 5.
- The popsicle was invented in 1905 by an 11-year-old boy.
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