- 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.
- To make one pound of honey, a honeybee must tap about two million flowers.
- It took Leonardo Da Vinci 10 years to paint Mona Lisa.
- You brain weights 2% of your body weight though uses 20% of all oxygen you breathe and 15% of the bodys blood supply.
- When grazing or resting, cows tend to align their bodies with the magnetic north and south poles.
- Maine produces more wild blueberries than anywhere else in the world.
- A Chinese checkerboard has 121 holes.
- A piece of paper cannot be folded more than 7 times.
- Brontology is the study of thunder.
- A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
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