- The word 'geometry' comes from the Greek words 'geo', meaning earth, and 'metria', meaning measure.
- Norway once knighted a penguin.
- The summer solstice marks the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.
- Whale songs can be used to map out the ocean floor.
- Blueberries are one of the only natural foods that are truly blue in color.
- Acorns are poisonous to humans (if eaten it can cause damage to your kidneys).
- A lions feed once every 3 to 4 days.
- Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen make up 90% of the human body.
- Warthogs can reach speeds of 48km/h (29mph).
- Ostrich meat is the leanest of all red meats.
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