- A blue whale's heart beats just twice a minute when it dives.
- Sound travels 15 times faster through steel than air.
- 13 people die every year from vending machines.
- The average cat can jump 5 times as high as its tail is long.
- All insects have 6 legs.
- Australia has the largest sheep population.
- Some dinosaurs had tails over 13m (45 feet) long.
- Pinocchio is Italian for 'pine head'.
- The 'black box' that houses an airplanes voice recorder is actually orange so it can be more easily detected amid the debris of a plane crash.
- In 75% of American households women manage the money and pay the bills.
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