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Coffee represents 75% of all the caffeine consumed in the US. An area of the Suns surface to the equivalent of a postage stamp would shine with the brightness of over 1,500,000 candles. The Nobel Peace Prize is named for Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite. The Earth experiences over 50,000 earthquakes a year. Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras lived around the year 500 BC and is known for his Pythagorean theorem relating to the three sides of a right angle triangle: a^2 + b^2 = c^2. In 1634, Tulip bulbs were a form of currency in Holland. The cheetah is the only cat that can't retract it's claws. The elevator was invented in 1850. An average cumulus cloud weighs more than 70 adult T-Rexes. In the 17th century Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler made important discoveries relating to planetary motion and orbits. reload more facts