- Most spiders have transparent blood.
- Flightless birds, like the penguin, could once fly.
- A rhinoceros horn is made of compacted hair.
- Almonds are members of the peach family.
- Archimedes of Syracuse lived around the year 250 BC and played a large role in the history of geometry including a method for determining the volume of objects with irregular shapes.
- Instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962.
- It was once illegal to slam your car door in Switzerland.
- Tug-of-war was an Olympic sport in the early 1900s.
- The surface area of a brick is 79 cm squared.
- 'Lonely Planet' for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia.
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