- Camels have 3 eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
- The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.
- Police dogs are trained to respond to commands in foreign languages (usually German or Hungarian).
- 40% of Amsterdam commuters get to work by bicycle.
- Helminthophobia is the fear of worms.
- Brazil is named after a tree.
- Mercury and Venus are the only planets in our solar system with no moon.
- In Switzerland, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig because they are prone to loneliness.
- The tentacles of the giant arctic jellyfish can reach 36.6 meters (120 feet).
- 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321.
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