- A 15th anniversary is called a quindecennial.
- The oldest known vegetable is the pea.
- The average person consumes over a ton of food and drink each year.
- Pound cake got its name from the original recipe which called for a pound of butter.
- At birth dalmations are always white.
- All the planets in our solar system could fit inside Jupiter.
- A male kangaroo is called a Boomer.
- Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
- Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes.
- Isaac Newton discovered the laws of physics and brought together many important concepts of infinitesimal calculus.
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