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The equals sign (=) was invented in 1557 by a Welsh mathematician named Robert Recorde. 96% of candles sold are purchased by women. The color of a chicken's earlobe is a good indicator of the color of the eggshell it will lay. African Grey Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words. The 'black box' that houses an airplanes voice recorder is actually orange so it can be more easily detected amid the debris of a plane crash. Snakes eat their body weight in one year. Your foot has 26 bones in it. In 1634, Tulip bulbs were a form of currency in Holland. New York was once called New Amsterdam. The average pool cue is 1.4m (4.75ft) long. reload more facts