- The yo-yo was originally used as a weapon for hunting the in the Philippines.
- Indonesia is made up of more than 17,000 islands.
- The fear of vegetables is called lachanophobia.
- Goldfish can see both infrared and ultraviolet light.
- Miami installed the first ATM for inline skaters.
- A chameleon's tongue is twice as long as its body.
- The average person consumes over a ton of food and drink each year.
- The Hindu-Arabic numeral system began developing as early as the 1st century with a full system being established around the 9th century, forming the basis of the numerical digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 that we use today.
- Both green and black tea come from leaves of the same tree.
- The TV sitcom Seinfeld was originally called 'The Seinfeld Chronicles'.
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