- In 1642 French mathematician Blaise Pascal invented the mechanical calculator.
- A duck can't walk without bobbing its head.
- The fire signs are Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius.
- The name of the popular search engine 'Google' came from a misspelling of the word 'googol', which is a very large number (the number one followed by one hundred zeros to be exact).
- Peanut butter can be converted into diamonds.
- Tachophobia is the fear of speed.
- Only female mosquitoes bite.
- The 3 most common languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English.
- A bear has 42 teeth.
- Gorillas sleep 14 hours a day.
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