- An ostriches life span is 40-45 years.
- Scorpions glow under ultra violet light.
- The ideal temperature to fall asleep is between 18-30c (64-86f).
- A shrimp has 5 pairs of legs.
- Phantom rain are raindrops that never reach the ground.
- Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world’s freshwater.
- MTV (Music Television) made its debut at 12:01 a.m. August 1st 1981 (the first music video shown 'Video killed the radio star' by the Buggles).
- Glass balls can bounce higher than rubber ones.
- The longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'.
- Different names for the number 0 include zero, nought, naught, nil, zilch and zip.
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