- Less than 3% of the water on Earth is fresh.
- There are over 15,000 different kinds of rice.
- Coffee represents 75% of all the caffeine consumed in the US.
- Catoptrophobia is the fear of mirrors.
- 20% of all the oxygen you breathe is used by your brain.
- The symbols used for addition (+) and subtraction (-) have been around for thousands of years but it wasn't until the 16th century that most mathematical symbols were invented. Before this time math equations were written in words, making it very time consuming.
- Caterpillars have over 2,000 muscles.
- In 1642 French mathematician Blaise Pascal invented the mechanical calculator.
- Instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962.
- Baby bunnies are called kittens.
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