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Each year, the Moon moves away from Earth by about four centimeters. Out of the 250+ known species of shark only 18 are known to be dangerous to man. The color of a chile pepper is no indication of its heat (usually the smaller the the hotter). Only female mosquitoes bite. The name of the popular search engine 'Google' came from a misspelling of the word 'googol', which is a very large number (the number one followed by one hundred zeros to be exact). Penguins mate for life and both parents care for their young. An astronaut can be up to 2 inches taller returning from space (the cartilage disks in the spine expand in the absence of gravity). Astronauts can't burp in space. The only letter which doesn't appear in the Periodic Table is j. All snakes are carnivorous. reload more facts