- The oldest word in the English language is 'town'.
- There are more skin cancer cases caused by tanning beds than there are lung cancer cases caused by smoking.
- No number from one to 999 includes the letter "a" in its word form.
- There is a 50% chance that in a group of 23 people, two will share the same birthday. In a group of 367 people, it is a 100% chance. But only 70 people are required for a 99.9% chance.
- The study of insects is called entomology.
- The collective name for a group of unicorns is called a blessing.
- 80% of burglaries are committed by people aged 13-21.
- An octopus pupil is rectangular.
- Dolphin's can detect underwater sounds from 24 km (15 miles) away.
- The human body contains 96,000km(59,650miles) of blood vessels.
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