- Pressurized plane cabin air is the same average humidity of the Sahara Desert.
- It takes a plastic container over 50,000 years to start decomposing.
- Sesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.
- A Galapagos tortoise can take up to three weeks to digest a meal.
- Giraffes have no vocal cords.
- Minus 40C is exactly the same temperature as minus 40F.
- The algae found in the world's oceans produces nearly 50% of the world's oxygen.
- Male humpback whales can sing up to half an hour nonstop and even mimic other whale songs.
- Your brain uses 25% of all the oxygen your breathe.
- Bananas are a good source of vitamin C, potassium and fiber.
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