- The past tense for the English word 'dare' is 'durst'.
- Most birds eat twice their body weight each day.
- The average bank teller loses $250 every year.
- The coloured part of your eye is called the iris.
- March 14 is 'save a spider day'.
- Useful life of a modern toilet is 50 years.
- Bull's can run faster uphill than down.
- It is believed that Ancient Egyptians used complex mathematics such as algebra, arithmetic and geometry as far back as 3000 BC, such as equations to approximate the area of circles.
- Polar bears can smell a seal from 20 miles away.
- The Arctic Ocean is the smallest in the world.
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