- A bear has 42 teeth.
- The Chinese used fingerprints as a method of identification as far back as AD 700.
- The largest living organism in the world is a fungus. It is in Oregon, covering 2,200 acres and is still growing.
- It takes 1 week to make a jelly bean.
- A fly's reaction time is 30 milliseconds.
- Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.
- Women were not allowed to vote in France until 1944.
- The fastest gust of wind ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour.
- Opposite faces of dice always add up to 7.
- Ancient Egyptians used geometry principles as far back as 3000 BC, using equations to approximate the area of circles among other formulas.
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