- The letter W is the only letter in the alphabet that has 3 syllables (all others have 1).
- A panda is not a bear and actually in the raccoon family. Koalas are marsupials.
- Ostriches have a 14 meter (46 foot) long small intestine.
- The average life span of a mosquito is 2 weeks.
- The first city to mint its own gold coins was Florence, Italy in 1252.
- People who work at night tend to weigh more.
- Mosquitoes prefer children to adults and blondes to brunettes.
- Born in 1882, Emmy Noether was a German mathematician who made important contributions to abstract algebra and theoretical physics, described by Einstein as the most important woman in the history of mathematics.
- Phantom rain are raindrops that never reach the ground.
- Chicken drumsticks contain the least amount of meat on a chicken.
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