- A horse's canter is a 3-beat gait. After the third beat all three legs are off the ground.
- A group of owls is called a parliament.
- 44% of people have broken a bone.
- A violin contains over 70 separate pieces of wood.
- The vocabulary of the average person is between 5,000 to 6,000 words.
- Chicken drumsticks contain the least amount of meat on a chicken.
- Different names for the number 0 include zero, nought, naught, nil, zilch and zip.
- 72% of people eavesdrop.
- The smallest country in the world takes up .2 square miles: Vatican City.
- The tea bag was invented in 1908.
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