- A 15th anniversary is called a quindecennial.
- Your fingernails grow faster when you are cold.
- The word denim comes from 'de Nimes' or from Nimes which is a town in France.
- Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
- A group of whales is called a pod.
- 'Bookkeeper' and 'bookkeeping' are the only 2 words in the English language with three consecutive double letters.
- It's possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down.
- It is impossible to sneeze while you are sleeping.
- Zoophobia is the fear of animals.
- Toads only eat moving prey.
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