- Catfish have over 100,000 taste buds.
- Bernhard Riemann was an influential German mathematician who contributed to differential geometry and analysis, paving the way for the development of general relativity by Albert Einstein.
- 'Lonely Planet' for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia.
- In 1878 the first telephone book made contained only 50 names.
- There is a pink lake in Australia named Lake Hillier.
- Brontology is the study of thunder.
- Less than 20% of shark attacks are fatal.
- When a koala is born, it is about the size of a jelly bean.
- 'fan' is short for 'fanatic'.
- Flightless birds, like the penguin, could once fly.
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