- More than 75% of all countries are north of the equator.
- The bumblebee bat weighs less than a penny.
- There are over 900,000 known species of insects.
- The makers of the board game Monopoly print over 50 billion dollars worth of Monopoly money every year.
- A fire will burn faster moving uphill than downhill.
- The Earth experiences over 50,000 earthquakes a year.
- 'orology' is the study of mountains.
- The first city to mint its own gold coins was Florence, Italy in 1252.
- The US shreds 7,000 tons of worn out currency each year.
- Antarctica is 98% ice and 2% barren rock.
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