- The word 'almost' is the longest word spelt alphabetically.
- Venetian blinds were invented in Japan.
- You have to eat 5kg (11lb) of potatoes to put on .5kg (1lb) of weight (a potato has no more calories than an apple).
- No number from one to 999 includes the letter "a" in its word form.
- The human body of a 70 kg person contains 0.2mg of gold.
- The pupils in goats' eyes are rectangular.
- 40% of Amsterdam commuters get to work by bicycle.
- There are over 130 species of owl.
- Mosquitoes prefer to bite people with Type O blood.
- Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.
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