- Americans throw away 44 million newspapers a day.
- Penguins mate for life and both parents care for their young.
- The most eaten fruit in America is the banana.
- A honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph).
- There are over 7,000 different types of apples.
- The human body contains 96,000km(59,650miles) of blood vessels.
- An ostrich can outrun a horse.
- At the deepest point in the ocean, the water pressure is equivalent to having about 50 jumbo jets piled on top of you.
- The corkscrew was invented in 1890.
- It was once illegal to slam your car door in Switzerland.
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