- New Zealands first hospital was opened in 1843.
- There are 2,598,960 possible hands in a 5 card poker game.
- No two spider webs are the same.
- The average person sheds .7kg (1.5 pounds) of skin each year.
- DVDs are physically the same size as a CDs but can store 13 times more data.
- The Cookie Monster's real first name is Sid.
- The compass and straight edge were powerful tools in the advancement of geometry, allowing the construction of various lengths, angles and geometric shapes.
- In Africa more people are killed by crocodiles than lions.
- Snakes can see even with their eyes closed.
- Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
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