- Snakes can't bite in rivers or swamps (they would drown otherwise).
- Greek mathematician Euclid is often referred to as the 'Father of Geometry' for his revolutionary ideas and influential textbook called 'Elements' that he wrote around the year 300 BC.
- The first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France.
- Half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18.
- Humans shed and regrow outer skin cells every 27 days (almost 1,000 new skins in a lifetime).
- These days mathematics is important in many different types of jobs, including those related to engineering, business, science, medicine and more.
- A lemon contains more sugar than a strawberry.
- Sharks can sense a drop of blood from 4km (2.5miles) away.
- One of Snapple's original founders ran a sardine and pickle store in Queens with his family.
- A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
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