- DVDs are physically the same size as a CDs but can store 13 times more data.
- Mangoes have noses.
- Porcupines float in water.
- The Australian aircraft carrier QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Aerial Service.
- In 1634, Tulip bulbs were a form of currency in Holland.
- A cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph).
- If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.
- Pressurized plane cabin air is the same average humidity of the Sahara Desert.
- Blueberries are one of the only natural foods that are truly blue in color.
- The first paperback book was printed by Penguin Publishing in 1935.
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