- The Nobel Peace Prize is named for Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.
- Acrophobia is the fear of heights.
- The numerical digits we use today such as 1, 2 and 3 are based on the Hindu-Arabic numeral system developed over 1000 years ago.
- The center of the Sun is approximately 15 million C (27 million F).
- A person produces enough saliva to fill 2 average size swimming pools during their lifetime.
- Crocodiles continually grow new sets of teeth to replace old ones.
- Half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18.
- 56% of typing is completed by your left hand.
- The smallest bones in the human body are found in your ear.
- The popsicle was invented in 1905 by an 11-year-old boy.
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