- The surface area of a brick is 79 cm squared.
- The Nobel Peace Prize is named for Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite.
- The color of a chicken's earlobe is a good indicator of the color of the eggshell it will lay.
- A pearl can be dissolved by vinegar.
- Heliophobia is the fear of sunlight.
- The longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'.
- Sharks never stop moving even when they sleep or rest.
- The most commonly forgotten item for travelers is their toothbrush.
- Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas.
- Lions in the wild usually makes no more than 20 kills a year.
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