- In 1642 French mathematician Blaise Pascal invented the mechanical calculator.
- There are more skin cancer cases caused by tanning beds than there are lung cancer cases caused by smoking.
- Hens do not need a rooster to lay an egg.
- Gorillas sleep 14 hours a day.
- Squirrels lose more than half of the nuts they hide.
- Wheat is the world's most widely grown plant.
- People in Iceland read more books per capita than any other country.
- Folklore states that if you split a double strawberry in half and share it with the opposite sex, you'll soon fall in love.
- 2 million hydrogen atoms would be required to cover a full stop (.).
- The average person takes 23,000 breaths a day.
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