- The summer solstice marks the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.
- The word laser stands for 'Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation'.
- Raindrops are not tear shaped (they more resemble the shape of a tiny hamburger bun).
- The rarest type of diamond is green.
- Reindeer like bananas.
- Mosquitoes prefer children to adults and blondes to brunettes.
- The average human drinks over 60,566 litres (16,000 gallons) of water in a lifetime.
- On average you blink 25,000 a day.
- There are more tigers owned by Americans than in the wild worldwide.
- You are always looking at your nose, your brain just chooses to ignore it.
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