Random Fun Facts  
  • Camels can drink 94 litres (25 gallons) of water in less than 3 minutes.

  • A pigeon's feathers are heavier than its bones.

  • Humans shed and regrow outer skin cells every 27 days (almost 1,000 new skins in a lifetime).

  • Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times.

  • Baboons were once trained by Egyptians to wait on tables.

  • Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras lived around the year 500 BC and is known for his Pythagorean theorem relating to the three sides of a right angle triangle: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.

  • The Eiffel Tower has 1,792 steps.

  • The sun is actually white, but the earth's atmosphere makes it appear yellow.

  • Greek mathematician Euclid is often referred to as the 'Father of Geometry' for his revolutionary ideas and influential textbook called 'Elements' that he wrote around the year 300 BC.

  • The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific.

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