- The subject of the first printed book in England was about chess.
- The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953.
- The cheetah is the only cat that can't retract it's claws.
- Ripening bananas glow an intense blue under black light.
- Gorillas sleep 14 hours a day.
- Crocodiles are colour blind.
- A bowling pin will fall at a tilt of 7.5 degrees.
- 70% of all Irish barley grown goes towards the production of Guinness beer.
- The Colgate toothpaste company started out making starch, soap, and candles.
- Most birds eat twice their body weight each day.
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