- That in the 17th century the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places (today to 1.2411 trillion).
- Camels have 3 eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
- Diamonds mined in Brazil are much harder than those found in Africa.
- Chocolate is the number 1 food craved by women.
- The Nobel Peace Prize is named for Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.
- Trees do not have life expectancies (most can grown indefinitely).
- Your brain uses 10 watts of energy to think and does not feel pain.
- Polar bears are strictly carnivores.
- The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.
- Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'.
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