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The numerical digits we use today such as 1, 2 and 3 are based on the Hindu-Arabic numeral system developed over 1000 years ago. Ombrophobia is the fear of rain. A pigeon's feathers are heavier than its bones. There are 2 credit cards for every person in the US. More people are killed from bees than snakes. Ostriches don't bury their heads in sand. Mathematical developments increased rapidly around the time of the Italian Renaissance in the 16th century and continued through the scientific revolution of the 17th and 18th centuries, becoming increasingly abstract in the 19th and 20th centuries. Catfish have over 100,000 taste buds. The subject of the first printed book in England was about chess. In France, it's illegal for employers to send emails after work hours. reload more facts