- The shell is 12% of an eggs weight.
- 1 square inch of human skin contains 625 sweat glands.
- A squid has 10 tentacles.
- Polar bears can smell a seal from 20 miles away.
- The first metered taxi was introduced in 1907.
- Dairy products account for 29% of all food consumed in the U.S.
- Early tales of leprechauns reported red clothing.
- Chameleons can move their eyes in two directions at the same time.
- The equals sign (=) was invented in 1557 by a Welsh mathematician named Robert Recorde.
- The alchemy symbol for water is an inverted triangle, resembling a cup or glass.
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