- There are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous).
- 'orology' is the study of mountains.
- In zero gravity, a candle's flame may appear circular and blue.
- Jellyfish don't have brains.
- The life span of a house fly is between 10 to 25 days.
- A nanosecond is one billionth of a second.
- 52% of Americans drink coffee.
- The game of basketball was first played using a soccer ball and two peach baskets.
- That you can spell the word 'level' the same backwards.
- Crocodiles are responsible for over a 1,000 deaths each year by the Banks of the Nile river.
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