- 'Lonely Planet' for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia.
- Kangaroos can not walk backwards.
- Warthogs can reach speeds of 48km/h (29mph).
- The hamburger was invented in 1900.
- The human eye blinks over 4,200,000 times a year.
- The first vacuum was so large, it was brought to a house with horses.
- Born in France, Pierre de Fermat was an amateur mathematician who is best known for Fermat's Last Theorem.
- The Super Soaker was designed and invented by a NASA engineer.
- The smallest country in the world takes up .2 square miles: Vatican City.
- Fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than a space shuttle.
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