- 8% of people have an extra rib.
- There are over 1,600 known species of starfishes.
- It takes 50 minutes to soft boil and two hours to hard boil an ostrich egg.
- On average 22% of all restaurant meals include potato chips.
- There are over 2,500 different types of mushrooms.
- A hippopotamus can run faster than a man.
- The life span of a house fly is between 10 to 25 days.
- In 1642 French mathematician Blaise Pascal invented the mechanical calculator.
- 80% of all people hit by lightning are men.
- Chocolate manufacturers use 40% of the world's almonds.
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