- The only thing that can scratch a diamond is a diamond.
- No rain fell in Iquique, Chile, for 14 years.
- Soccer is the most followed sport.
- These days mathematics is important in many different types of jobs, including those related to engineering, business, science, medicine and more.
- When baby polar bear cubs are born they cannot see or hear for their first month.
- The Titanic was built in Belfast.
- A snail can sleep for 3 years.
- The human body has over 600 muscles (40% of the bodys weight).
- There is a 50% chance that in a group of 23 people, two will share the same birthday. In a group of 367 people, it is a 100% chance. But only 70 people are required for a 99.9% chance.
- The number Pi (the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle) can't be expressed as a fraction, making it an irrational number. It never repeats and never ends when written as a decimal.
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