- A Chinese checkerboard has 121 holes.
- Banana plants can grow as high as 6 meters (20 feet) tall.
- Fibonacci numbers are named after Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) who introduced them to Western Europe after they had earlier been described by Indian mathematicians. They are related to the golden ratio and proceed in the following order: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, .... Can you see the pattern?.
- An elephant's trunk can hold over 5 litres of water.
- More people die from falling coconuts then from shark attacks.
- Porsche also builds tractors.
- Chimps can develop their own fashion trends.
- Love carrots? Don't eat too many or you will turn orange.
- The lie detector was invented in 1921.
- Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands.
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