- Indonesia is made up of more than 17,000 islands.
- Bananas grow pointing upwards.
- Your right lung takes in more air than your left.
- Are you terrified that a duck is watching you? Some people are. That is anatidaephobia.
- There are over 1,600 known species of starfishes.
- Red light has the highest wavelength.
- The compass and straight edge were powerful tools in the advancement of geometry, allowing the construction of various lengths, angles and geometric shapes.
- The word 'geometry' comes from the Greek words 'geo', meaning earth, and 'metria', meaning measure.
- The bumblebee bat weighs less than a penny.
- Female condors lays a single egg once every 2 years.
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