- To crack a whip the tip must be travelling faster than the speed of sound.
- Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk.
- August has the highest percentage of births.
- Diamonds mined in Brazil are much harder than those found in Africa.
- In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is considered good luck.
- It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.
- The subject of the first printed book in England was about chess.
- The most popular snack food is potato chips.
- Halley's comet passes the Earth every 76 years (the next time it will return will be 2062).
- Japan is the largest exporter of frog legs.
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