- Hippopotamuses have skin 3.8cm (1.5in) thick.
- The word 'almost' is the longest word spelt alphabetically.
- John Kellogg invented corn flakes.
- The word 'uncopyrightable' is the is the only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating any letter.
- Mosquitoes prefer children to adults and blondes to brunettes.
- Fibonacci numbers are named after Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) who introduced them to Western Europe after they had earlier been described by Indian mathematicians. They are related to the golden ratio and proceed in the following order: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, .... Can you see the pattern?.
- The flamingo can only eat when its head is upside down.
- An alligator can go through 3,000 teeth in a lifetime. .
- The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is aluminum.
- The world's most expensive spice is saffron.
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