- Hilton was the first international hotel chain.
- Canada has more lakes than any other country.
- Oak trees don't produce acorns until they are 50 years old.
- The brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland.
- Over 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year.
- The first train reached a top speed of only 8 kmh (5 mph).
- A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21 inch tongue.
- The first flight traveled at less than 7 mph (ground speed).
- The number 1 cause of blindness in the US is diabetes.
- Along with arithmetic, geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics.
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