- By age 60 most people would have lost half of their taste buds.
- The most valuable nutrients of a potato are its skin.
- There are 7 points on the Statue of Liberty's crown.
- Camels can drink 94 litres (25 gallons) of water in less than 3 minutes.
- Chalk is made from tiny plankton fossils.
- Caterpillars have over 2,000 muscles.
- Some playing cards in India are round.
- Platypuses are venomous.
- Acrophobia is the fear of heights.
- Brontology is the study of thunder.
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