- There are over 100,000 different species of butterflies.
- 21% of people don't make their bed in the morning.
- Halley's comet passes the Earth every 76 years (the next time it will return will be 2062).
- Japan is the 3rd largest consumer of coffee.
- Honey enters your blood stream within 20 minutes of being eaten.
- There are over 2,500 apple varieties grown in the U.S.
- Coffee is grown commercially in over 45 countries around the world.
- The first credit card was a Diner's Club card issued in 1950.
- The Hindu-Arabic numeral system began developing as early as the 1st century with a full system being established around the 9th century, forming the basis of the numerical digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 that we use today.
- When a member of a whale group is sick or injured, other whales will push it up to the surface of the water to help it breathe.
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