- The only continent without reptiles or snakes is Antarctica.
- Much of the work done by Leibniz and Newton is based on theories by French philosopher Rene Descartes. As well as his many contributions to philosophy, Descartes also had a huge impact on mathematics, creating analytical geometry, developing a system that describes geometry using algebra, contributing to optics and much more.
- A panda is not a bear and actually in the raccoon family. Koalas are marsupials.
- African Grey Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words.
- A camel can shut its nostrils during a desert sandstorm.
- Diamonds are the hardest substance known to man.
- Fingernails grow faster than toenails.
- EMI awards stands for 'Electrical and Musical Instruments'.
- A squid has 10 tentacles.
- Are you terrified that a duck is watching you? Some people are. That is anatidaephobia.
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