- The $ sign was introduced in 1788.
- A jiffy is an actual time measurement equaling 1/100th of a second.
- A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
- The most commonly used word in English conversation is 'I'.
- Astronauts can't burp in space.
- It takes an interaction of 72 muscles to produce human speech.
- All hurricanes form over the sea and can last up to 10 days.
- Sharks lose teeth a lot when they eat. Some sharks will replace as many as 25,000 teeth in a lifetime.
- The yo-yo was originally used as a weapon for hunting the in the Philippines.
- Wind moves air from high to low pressure areas.
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