- Beavers were once the size of bears.
- The brand Nokia is named after a place in Southern Finland.
- At birth dalmations are always white.
- In the Middle Ages, chicken soup was considered an aphrodisiac.
- Instant coffee was invented in 1901.
- Snails can sleep for up to three years.
- The most common mental illnesses are anxiety and depression.
- Dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 165 million years before they became extinct.
- Fresh apples float because they contain 25% air.
- That in the 17th century the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places (today to 1.2411 trillion).
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