- Venetian blinds were invented in Japan.
- Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras lived around the year 500 BC and is known for his Pythagorean theorem relating to the three sides of a right angle triangle: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
- The blueprints for the Eiffel Tower covered more than 14,000 square feet of drafting paper.
- The average elephant produces 22kg (50 pounds) of dunn each day.
- The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons.
- Dendrophobia is the fear of trees.
- Butterflies taste with their back feet.
- Opposite faces of dice always add up to 7.
- Chocolate manufacturers use 40% of the world's almonds.
- The average golf ball has 336 dimples.
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