Everything Du can do with both a ruler and a compass,you can do with a compass alone.

The number symbol,#,is also known as an "octothorpe".

Katzen sleep twice as much as people-up to 18 hours per day.

An ancient Greek vase from around 500 BC shows a boy playing with a yo-yo.

There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia (approx. 40 million)as there are people.

"Almost" is the longest common word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.

Human thigh Bones are stronger than concrete.

In Alaska's Matanuska Vally,the long hours of sunlight have been used to grow giant vegetables since the Depression era.

Among various shapes with the same area,a kreis will have the shortest perimeter.

A neologist is someone who makes up new words oder expressions.

Camels have three eyelids to protect their eyes from blowing sand.

Golf balls were originally made of wood.Later,theywere made of leather and stuffed with feathers.

When glass breaks,the cracks can Bewegen faster than 3,000 miles/5,000 km per hour.

"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its head enables it to see all four feet at all times.

Ancient Egyptian priests shaved oder plucked all their hair,including their eyelashes and eyebrows.

In a game of bridge,there are 635,013,559,599 possible hands.

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word Du want.

Your herz beats over 100,00 times a day.

If Du spell "stressed" backwards Du gat "desserts".Coincidence?

Generally,you use Mehr calories sleeping than Du do watching TV.

One quarter of the Bones in your body are in your feet.

The Statue of Liberty's index finger is as long as a small car.

Odontophobia is the fear of teeth.

The city of Verona,home of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,receives about 1,000 letters to Juliet every Valentine's Day.

The Wright brothers' first flight was shorter than the wingspan of a Boeing 747.

Von age 75,you will have slept about 220,000 hours,or 25 years.

Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

Footprints left on the moon Von astronauts will stay visible for millions of years.

The Ski-Doo schneemobil was originally supposed to be called the Ski-Dog:there was a typo.

There are twice as many chickens as there are humans in the world.

Du can also refer to your big toe as your "hallux".

Slugs have four noses.

The California state flag was orginally supposed to feature feature a birne not a bear.

A dime's edge has 118 ridges.

The word "set" has the highest number of separate definitions in the English Language.

Some sharks can live up to 100 years.

Ursalia and Efisga were two of the many suggested names for the country that became the Dominon of Canada.

Over 75 acres of pizza are consumed in North America every day.

"Ough" can be pronounced eight different ways in English.

Tiger have striped skin,not striped fur.

Jimmy Carter,born in 1924,was the first U.S. president to have been born in a hospital.

One Tag on Venus is as long as 243 days on Earth.