- A squid has 10 tentacles.
- Mosquitoes prefer children to adults and blondes to brunettes.
- Gunpowder is formed by mixing charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur.
- Peru has more pyramids than Egypt.
- The 50-star flag was designed for a high school class assignment.
- New Zealands first hospital was opened in 1843.
- 45% of Americans don't know that the sun is a star.
- A queen bee can lay up to 3,000 eggs in one day.
- Red light has the highest wavelength.
- The Earth is struck by lightning over 100 times every second.
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