- Modern mathematics has advanced greatly thanks to the incredible computing power of today's computers.
- It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.
- The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime.
- A typical cough is 60 mph while a sneeze is often faster than 100 mph.
- The average dog can understand over 150 words.
- In the 1800s, Cadbury created the first heart-shaped chocolate box.
- A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
- Everyday, more money is printed for Monopoly sets than for the U.S. Treasury.
- Ocean algae produces about 75 percent of the world's oxygen.
- The average bank teller loses $250 every year.
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