- Modern day geometry has made developments in a number of areas, including those that make use of the raw computing power of today's computers.
- An octopus has nine brains and three hearts.
- Only female mosquitoes bite.
- Ralph Lauren's original name was Ralph Lifshitz.
- Coffee is generally roasted between 204 - 218C (400 - 425F) (the longer the beans are roasted the darker the roast).
- A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation (Death can occur about 10 days without sleep while starvation takes a few weeks).
- Birds can sleep with one eye open.
- When water freezes it expans by 9%.
- The doorbell was invented in 1831.
- Instant coffee was invented in 1901.
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