- Different names for the number 0 include zero, nought, naught, nil, zilch and zip.
- The Cambodian alphabet has 74 letters.
- 8.5 million tons of water evaporates from the Dead Sea every day.
- Ombrophobia is the fear of rain.
- A bolt of lightning can reach roughly 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
- The average age of a polar bear in the wild is 17 years.
- A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in tall.
- The letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that has 3 syllables (all others have 1).
- A female ferret is called a jill.
- Maine produces more toothpicks than any other state in the U.S.
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