- Large rain drops can fall at speeds of 20 mph.
- A woodpecker can peck 20 times a second.
- Astronauts actually get taller when in space.
- The largest living organism in the world is a fungus. It is in Oregon, covering 2,200 acres and is still growing.
- The first paperback book was printed by Penguin Publishing in 1935.
- The number 2 is the only number greater than zero that when added to or multiplied by itself gives you the same result (4).
- Pop corn was invented by the Aztec Indians.
- The word denim comes from 'de Nimes' or from Nimes which is a town in France.
- March 14 is 'save a spider day'.
- Ostriches don't bury their heads in sand.
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