- Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras lived around the year 500 BC and is known for his Pythagorean theorem relating to the three sides of a right angle triangle: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
- Raindrops are not tear shaped (they more resemble the shape of a tiny hamburger bun).
- A duck can't walk without bobbing its head.
- Fresh cranberries can be bounced like a rubber ball.
- The longest alphabet has 74 letters.
- Kickball is referred to as u201csoccer-baseballu201d in some parts of Canada.
- There are more than 50 different kinds of kangaroos.
- African elephants only have 4 teeth.
- The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
- It was once illegal to slam your car door in Switzerland.
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