- Some tumors can grow hair, teeth, bones, even fingernails.
- Bernhard Riemann was an influential German mathematician who contributed to differential geometry and analysis, paving the way for the development of general relativity by Albert Einstein.
- The fingerprints of koala bear are indistinguishable to that of a human.
- The Giant Pacific Octopus can squeeze its entire body through a hole the size of its beak.
- Paper money was first used in China.
- Dry ice transforms directly from being a solid to a gas.
- The compass and straight edge were powerful tools in the advancement of geometry, allowing the construction of various lengths, angles and geometric shapes.
- A blue whale can weigh as much as 30 elephants and as long as 3 large tour buses.
- 45% of people use mouthwash everyday.
- The alchemy symbol for water is an inverted triangle, resembling a cup or glass.
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