- Agoraphobia is the fear of wide open spaces.
- An individual blood cell takes about 60 seconds to make a complete circuit of the body.
- The worlds smallest bird is the 'bee hummingbird' found in Cuba.
- 80% of the world's rose species come from Asia.
- A person produces enough saliva to fill 2 average size swimming pools during their lifetime.
- Over 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year.
- A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21 inch tongue.
- Cheerios cereal was originally called Cheerioats.
- The Amazon rainforest produces half the world's oxygen supply.
- A Sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure.
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