- The Hindu-Arabic numeral system began developing as early as the 1st century with a full system being established around the 9th century, forming the basis of the numerical digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 that we use today.
- 3 teaspoons make up 1 tablespoon.
- Wine is sold in tinted bottles because it spoils when exposed to light.
- Amathophobia is the fear of dust.
- Adults laugh only about 15 to 100 times a day, while preschoolers laugh an average of 300 times a day.
- An AA battery with no charge remaining will not bounce when dropped.
- Blueberries are very high in antioxidants.
- You cannot taste food until mixed with saliva.
- Astronauts actually get taller when in space.
- When baby polar bear cubs are born they cannot see or hear for their first month.
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