Get ready, because here come some random factoids:
1) Everything you can do with both a ruler and a compass you can do with a compass alone.
2) The number symbol, #, is also known as an "octothorpe."
3) Cats sleep twice as much as people - up to 18 hours per day.
4) An ancient Greek vase from around 500 BC shows a boy playing with a yo-yo!
5) There are twice as many kangaroos in a Australia (approx. 40 million) as there are people.
6) "Almost" is the longest common word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
7) Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
In Alaska's Matanuska Valley, the long hours of sunlight have been used to grow giant vegetables since the Depression era.
9) Among various shapes with the same area, a circle will have the shortest perimeter.
10) A "neologist" is someone who makes up new words or expressions.
11) Camels have three eyelids to protect their eyes from blowing sand.
12) Golf balls were originally made of wood. Later, they were made of leather and stuffed with feathers.
13) When glass breaks, the cracks can move faster than 3000 miles/ 5000 km per hour.
14) "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
15) The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times.
16) Ancient Egyptian priests shaved or plucked all their hair, including their eyelashes and eyebrows.
17) In a game of bridge, there are 635013559599 possible hands.
1 The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
19) A giraffe can clean its ears with its long tongue.
20) The U.S. Secret Service was originally set up in 1885 to combat the widespread problem of counterfeit money.