- A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
- The tea bag was invented in 1908.
- The hydrochloric acid found in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve a nail.
- If you could drive your car upwards, you would be in space in less than an hour.
- There are a million ants for every person on Earth.
- The ideal temperature to fall asleep is between 18-30c (64-86f).
- A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
- Fibonacci numbers are named after Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) who introduced them to Western Europe after they had earlier been described by Indian mathematicians. They are related to the golden ratio and proceed in the following order: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, .... Can you see the pattern?.
- The yoke of an Ostrich egg is the largest cell in the world.
- A ten-gallon hat holds less than a gallon of liquid.
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