Dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 165 million years before they became extinct
Dolphin's can detect underwater sounds from 24 km (15 miles) away
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
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