- The total mass of ants on the planet would actually outweigh all of the world’s wild birds and mammals.
- 45% of Americans don't know that the sun is a star.
- The official state gem of Washington is petrified wood.
- Wild cobras can live up to 20 years old.
- Dolphins can kill sharks by ramming them with their snout.
- After Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water.
- Dairy products account for 29% of all food consumed in the U.S.
- Every year over 98% of atoms in your body are replaced.
- Greek mathematics developed from around the 7th century BC, producing many important theories thanks to great mathematicians such as Pythagoras, Euclid and Archimedes.
- The Hindu-Arabic numeral system began developing as early as the 1st century with a full system being established around the 9th century, forming the basis of the numerical digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 that we use today.
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