- Coconuts kill over 150 people each year (more than sharks).
- There are over 4,300 known species of ladybugs.
- Mexican jumping beans jump to get out of sunlight.
- Warthogs can reach speeds of 48km/h (29mph).
- Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
- The first human-made object to break the sound barrier was a whip.
- Fibonacci numbers are named after Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) who introduced them to Western Europe after they had earlier been described by Indian mathematicians. They are related to the golden ratio and proceed in the following order: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, .... Can you see the pattern?.
- Every minute about a billion tons of water falls on Earth.
- Brazil got its name from the Brazilian nut (not the other way around).
- You have over 600 muscles.
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