- The 'you are here' arrow on maps is called an ideo locator.
- Reindeer hair is hollow inside like a tube.
- Women's hearts typically beat faster than men's hearts.
- The wheelbarrow is invented in China.
- The term 'disc jockey' was first used in 1937.
- 20% of China's plants are used in medicine.
- DVDs are physically the same size as a CDs but can store 13 times more data.
- Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas.
- The worlds smallest bird is the 'bee hummingbird' found in Cuba.
- The world's first paved streets were laid in Rome in 170 B.C.
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