- The fastest insect is the Australian dragon fly (its top speed is 57 km/h (35mp/h)).
- Herpetophobia is the fear of reptiles.
- Adult humans are the only mammal that can't breathe and swallow at the same time.
- Less than 3% of the water on Earth is fresh.
- In a deck of cards the king of hearts is the only king without a moustache.
- A group of jellyfish is called a smack.
- The first sailing boats were built in Egypt.
- U.S. paper currency isn't made of paper u2013 it's actually a blend of cotton and linen.
- The word 'underground is the only word that begins and ends with the letters 'und'.
- The corkscrew was invented in 1890.
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