- Salt used to be a currency.
- 80% of the world's rose species come from Asia.
- Banana plants can grow as high as 6 meters (20 feet) tall.
- Between 1931 and 1969 Walt Disney was awarded 35 Oscars.
- When 2 zebras stand side by side they usually face each other in opposite directions to keep an eye out for predators.
- The greyhound is the fastest dog and can reach speeds of up to 72kph (45mph).
- Natural gas has no smell (the odor is artificially added so that people are able to identify leaks).
- The average mature oak tree sheds over 700,000 leaves in Autumn.
- Lions in the wild usually makes no more than 20 kills a year.
- 20% of all the oxygen you breathe is used by your brain.
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