- Chicago is named after smelly garlic that once grew in the area.
- The average person will consume 100 tons of food and 45,424 liters (12,000 gallons) of water in their lifetime.
- Earth is the only known planet where fire occurs.
- Strawberries are actually members of the rose family.
- According to the old English time system a moment is 1 and a half minutes.
- Toilets use 35% of indoor water use.
- The Statue of Liberty features 7 points in her crown- one for each of the continents.
- Platypuses are venomous.
- Koalas sleep around 18 hours a day.
- Australia was originally called New Holland.
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