Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands
2/3 of the world's eggplants are grown in the US New Jersey
20% of China's plants are used in medicine
'orology' is the study of mountains
The softest known mineral is talc
Onions are part of the lily family
It takes 5 years for an oyster to produce a medium sized pearl
The first aluminum drink can was introduced in 1964
The first drug that was sold as a water soluble tablet was aspirin in 1900
The national anthems of Japan, Jordan, and San Marino each have only 4 lines
There are only 3 sets of letters on a keyboard which are in alphabetical order (f g h, j k l, and o p)
Japanese people don't have middle names
Petrol has no specific freezing point (it can freezes at any temperature between -82 and -115'C (-180 and -240'F)
The first city to mint its own gold coins was Florence, Italy in 1252
Employees of the Vatican pay no income tax
Dry ice transforms directly from being a solid to a gas
Brontology is the study of thunder
A nanosecond is one billionth of a second
A 15th anniversary is called a quindecennial
Chevy Chase's real first name is Cornelius
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