- The average raindrop takes 2 minutes to hit the ground.
- Scissors were most likely invented ancient Egypt.
- A King Cobra is the biggest of all poisonous snakes and can grow to over 4 metres (13 feet) long.
- The total mass of ants on the planet would actually outweigh all of the world’s wild birds and mammals.
- Fish can cough.
- Dolphins can hear underwater sounds from 24km (15miles) away.
- The Internet was originally called ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) designed by the US department of defense.
- Honey is the only natural food which never spoils.
- Giraffes can grow more than 18 feet tall.
- The first human-made object to break the sound barrier was a whip.
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