- The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953.
- Horses can't vomit.
- There are only 4 words in the English language which end in 'dous' (they are: hazardous, horrendous, stupendous and tremendous).
- Crocodiles swallow rocks to help them dive deeper.
- Chameleons can move both their eyes in different directions at the same time.
- The Earth weighs 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
- Myrmecophobia is the fear of ants.
- Over 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year.
- You're more likely to get stung by a bee on a windy day than any other.
- The first sport to be filmed was boxing in 1894.
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