- Much of the work done by Leibniz and Newton is based on theories by French philosopher Rene Descartes. As well as his many contributions to philosophy, Descartes also had a huge impact on mathematics, creating analytical geometry, developing a system that describes geometry using algebra, contributing to optics and much more.
- There are over 10 trillion living cells in the human body.
- The sun is 330,330 times larger than the Earth.
- Brazil accounts for 1/3 of the world's coffee production.
- Oysters can change from one gender to another and back again.
- A shark's teeth are literally as hard as steel.
- The makers of the board game Monopoly print over 50 billion dollars worth of Monopoly money every year.
- Horses sleep standing up.
- Ketchup was once sold as a medicine.
- Brazil borders every country in South America except Chile and Ecuador.
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