- The oldest exposed surface on Earth is New Zealand's south island.
- The first city to mint its own gold coins was Florence, Italy in 1252.
- Diamonds are the hardest substance known to man.
- Despite its hump, a camel has a straight spine.
- It takes a plastic container over 50,000 years to start decomposing.
- Stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
- Canada has more lakes than any other country.
- The brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland.
- Birds cannot live in space because they need gravity to be able to swallow.
- There are more chickens than people in the world.
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