Stilts were invented by French shepherds who needed a way to get around in wet marshes.
45
A portion of the water you drink has already been drunk by someone else, maybe several times over.
170
The world’s smallest book, “Teeny Ted from Turnip Town”, is 100×70 micrometers in size and requires a scanning electron microscope to read, as light beams are too large.
6
When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour. To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a second!
114
22% leave the glob of toothpaste in the sink.
118
On average people fear spiders more than they do death.
447
Caffeine boosts memory.
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