- It is believed that Ancient Egyptians used complex mathematics such as algebra, arithmetic and geometry as far back as 3000 BC, such as equations to approximate the area of circles.
- The middle finger has the fastest growing nail.
- Myrmecophobia is the fear of ants.
- In eastern Africa you can buy beer brewed from bananas.
- A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
- The human eye can detect more shades of green that any other colour.
- The word denim comes from 'de Nimes' or from Nimes which is a town in France.
- The Eiffel Tower has 1,792 steps.
- A pigeon's feathers are heavier than its bones.
- There are exactly 1,048,576 bytes in 1 megabyte.
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