You use 72 different muscles while speaking
That in the 17th century the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places (today to 1.2411 trillion)
New born babies have 350 bones (by age 5 the amount of bones merges to 206)
Shakespeare invented the words 'assassination' and 'bump'
Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times
Diet Coke was introduced in 1982
The typical wave height from Pacific tsunami is between 6 - 9 metres
You can buy square watermelons in Japan (developed to stack better in supermarkets
Most of the Vitamin C found in fruits is in the skin
45,000 thunderstorms around the world occur every day
You can only see a rainbow if have your back to the sun.
People who work at night tend to weigh more.
32% of all land in the U.S. is owned by the government.
Britain was the first country to use postage stamps.
A Chinese checkerboard has 121 holes.
Moisture (not air) causes super glue to dry.
The US shreds 7,000 tons of worn out currency each year.
The last Play Boy centerfold to have staples was published in 1985.
The fingerprints of koala bear are indistinguishable to that of a human.
Dolphins can hear underwater sounds from 24km (15miles) away.
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