- The yoke of an Ostrich egg is the largest cell in the world.
- It takes 1,100 watts to power a toaster.
- Adult humans are the only mammal that can't breathe and swallow at the same time.
- A third of Americans flush the toilet while they're still sitting on it.
- The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
- A giraffe can go longer without water than a camel.
- The first train reached a top speed of only 8 kmh (5 mph).
- A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in tall.
- Trees do not have life expectancies (most can grown indefinitely).
- Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes.
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