· Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals
· Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.
· Auld Lang Syne, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.
· Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent
· Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450?F
· The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
· Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean
· The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man
· Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density · The University of Alaska spans four time zones
· The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.
· In ancient Greece , tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.
· Warner Communications paid $28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday.
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