- Orienteering originated from Sweden.
- Astronauts actually get taller when in space.
- Owls can't move their eyes from side to side.
- Fresh cranberries can be bounced like a rubber ball.
- Commercial airplanes maintain a cabin pressure of about 6,400 feet (just over 1 mile) above sea level.
- In Venus, it snows metal.
- Flies can react to an object it sees and change direction in less than 30 milliseconds.
- Folklore states that if you split a double strawberry in half and share it with the opposite sex, you'll soon fall in love.
- If left in the dark, goldfish may turn a whitish color.
- Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee.
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