- The King of Hearts is the only king without a mustache.
- Indonesia is made up of more than 17,000 islands.
- The first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France.
- The primary reason for growing rice in flooded paddies is to drown the weeds surrounding the young seedlings (rice can grow in well drained areas).
- The average bed contains over 6 billion dust mites.
- Two of Snapple's founders were window washers in Brooklyn.
- These days mathematics is important in many different types of jobs, including those related to engineering, business, science, medicine and more.
- When you look at a bright sky and see white dots, you are looking at your blood. Those are white blood cells.
- The longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'.
- 70% of all Irish barley grown goes towards the production of Guinness beer.
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