- Iceland consumes more Coca Cola per capita than any other country.
- The shortest war in history lasted for only 38 minutes.
- Spain's largest source of income is from tourism.
- Wooly mammoths grew as tall as 14 feet, weighing 10 tons. Mammoths used tusks for protection and to attract mates.
- There are over 225,000 trees in New York's Central Park.
- The symbols used for addition (+) and subtraction (-) have been around for thousands of years but it wasn't until the 16th century that most mathematical symbols were invented. Before this time math equations were written in words, making it very time consuming.
- The bumblebee bat weighs less than a penny.
- Kangaroos can not walk backwards.
- The longest attack of hiccups lasted 68 years.
- Birds need gravity to swallow.
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