- Alan Turing was a British mathematician and computer scientist who cracked German ciphers (codes) in the Second World War, contributed to mathematical logic and played an important role in the development of algorithms, artificial intelligence and the modern computer.
- Japanese people don't have middle names.
- Cucumbers are 96% water.
- Australia is the only country that is also a continent.
- There is a 50% chance that in a group of 23 people, two will share the same birthday. In a group of 367 people, it is a 100% chance. But only 70 people are required for a 99.9% chance.
- Flamingoes can live up to 80 years old.
- The alchemy symbol for water is an inverted triangle, resembling a cup or glass.
- A 1/4 of your bones are in your feet.
- The longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'.
- More people die from falling coconuts then from shark attacks.
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