- 80% of burglaries are committed by people aged 13-21.
- Blueberries are very high in antioxidants.
- Dendrophobia is the fear of trees.
- Brazil covers 50% of the South American continent.
- The first city to mint its own gold coins was Florence, Italy in 1252.
- Women were not allowed to vote in France until 1944.
- Elephants are the only mammal that can't jump.
- If you lick someone's elbow and they aren't paying attention, they will not notice it.
- In 1634, Tulip bulbs were a form of currency in Holland.
- The Hindu-Arabic numeral system began developing as early as the 1st century with a full system being established around the 9th century, forming the basis of the numerical digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 that we use today.
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