- The first English dictionary was written in 1755.
- Small dogs usually live longer than larger breeds.
- The oldest word in the English language is 'town'.
- Rhinoceros have 3 toes on each foot.
- One acre of peanuts will make about 30,000 peanut butter sandwiches.
- The croissant was invented in Austria.
- The original design of Monopoly was circular.
- Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
- The world's knowledge is growing so fast that 90% of what we will know in 50 years time will be discovered in those 50 years.
- Banana plants are the largest plants without a woody stem (they belong to the same family as lilies, orchids and palms).
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