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Brontophobia is the fear of thunderstorms. The Hindu-Arabic numeral system began developing as early as the 1st century with a full system being established around the 9th century, forming the basis of the numerical digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 that we use today. There are 2.5 million times more ants on earth than people (20 quadrillion of them). A man once ate an entire airplaneu2014it took him 2 years. Crocodiles never outgrow their enclosure. Heliophobia is the fear of sunlight. The 'you are here' arrow on maps is called an ideo locator. Twins have a very high occurrence of left-handedness. The dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle. Coffee is generally roasted between 204 - 218C (400 - 425F) (the longer the beans are roasted the darker the roast). reload more facts