- The average bed contains over 6 billion dust mites.
- The skeleton of an African elephant accounts for about 15% of its body weight.
- There are more fake than real flamingos.
- The most common injury in ten pin bowling is a sore thumb.
- While you sleep you can't smell anything, even really, really bad or potent smells.
- The spiral shapes of sunflowers follow the Fibonacci sequence.
- You use 72 different muscles while speaking.
- The wheelbarrow is invented in China.
- Instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962.
- Some dinosaurs had tails over 13m (45 feet) long.
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