- The word 'geometry' comes from the Greek words 'geo', meaning earth, and 'metria', meaning measure.
- 3 teaspoons make up 1 tablespoon.
- Before beginning his movie career Keanu Reeves managed a pasta shop in Toronto Canada.
- Wine is sold in tinted bottles because it spoils when exposed to light.
- Britain was the first country to use postage stamps.
- It is not possible to tickle yourself.
- In Africa more people are killed by crocodiles than lions.
- Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.
- Men have 10% more red blood cells than women.
- The first sport to be filmed was boxing in 1894.
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