- Female lions are the primary hunters of the pride.
- The world's most expensive spice is saffron.
- Oak trees don't produce acorns until they are 50 years old.
- Cats spend 66% of their life asleep.
- MTV (Music Television) made its debut at 12:01 a.m. August 1st 1981 (the first music video shown 'Video killed the radio star' by the Buggles).
- There are more chickens than people.
- Catoptrophobia is the fear of mirrors.
- The longest attack of hiccups lasted 68 years.
- 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.
- Adult humans are the only mammal that can't breathe and swallow at the same time.
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