- MasterCard was originally called MasterCharge.
- Aichmophobia is the fear of needles and pointed objects.
- The 'you are here' arrow on maps is called an ideo locator.
- A horse's canter is a 3-beat gait. After the third beat all three legs are off the ground.
- Artificial Christmas trees have outsold real ones every year since 1991.
- It is believed that Ancient Egyptians used complex mathematics such as algebra, arithmetic and geometry as far back as 3000 BC, such as equations to approximate the area of circles.
- Sponges hold more cold water than hot.
- Bill Gates began programming computers at the of age 13.
- Don't like mosquitoes? Get a bat. They could eat 3,000 insects a night.
- The middle finger has the fastest growing nail.
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