- Tarantula spiders can survive 2 and a half years without food.
- The word denim comes from 'de Nimes' or from Nimes which is a town in France.
- The world's first paved streets were laid in Rome in 170 B.C.
- Hippopotamuses have skin 3.8cm (1.5in) thick.
- India is home to over 200 million cows.
- Wheat is the world's most widely grown plant.
- Only male turkeys gobble.
- Paper originated from China.
- Cats can jump up to 7 times their tail length.
- Queen termites can live up to 50 years.
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