- Greyhounds can reach speeds of up to 67kph (42mph).
- Crocodiles are responsible for over a 1,000 deaths each year by the Banks of the Nile river.
- 3 teaspoons make up 1 tablespoon.
- A bumble bee flaps its wings at 160 times a second.
- The Chinese used fingerprints as a method of identification as far back as AD 700.
- That after petrol, coffee is the largest item bought and sold.
- Over 2,500 left handed people are killed a year from using right handed products.
- The first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint.
- You have fewer muscles than a caterpillar.
- The US flag has 13 stripes (representing the original 13 states).
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