- The game of Tug-of-war was an Olympic sport from 1900-1920.
- An individual blood cell takes about 60 seconds to make a complete circuit of the body.
- Coffee represents 75% of all the caffeine consumed in the US.
- Phantom rain are raindrops that never reach the ground.
- Flies can react to an object it sees and change direction in less than 30 milliseconds.
- Air's alchemy symbol is a triangle with a horizontal bar.
- Paper originated from China.
- Ice skating rinks always go counter clock wise (for the majority of people that are right handed needing to hang onto the rail).
- England's first great industry was wool.
- The skeleton of an African elephant accounts for about 15% of its body weight.
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