- Dentistry has been practised by humans since 7000 BC, making dentists one of the oldest occupations.
- Australia produced the first feature film that was made in 1906.
- J.Fred Muggs was the name of the chimpanzee who co-hosted NBC’s Today Show from 1953 until 1957. He is thought to have contributed about $100 million to the network.
- The rose family includes raspberries, peaches, and apples.
- A geocache was placed in 2008 on the International Space Station. Other astronauts have since made four trips there.
- Macaroni and cheese is consumed more in Canada than anywhere else in the world.
- Snakes can help forecast when a earthquake is due to happen. Up to five days before an earthquake occurs, they can sense it coming from 75 miles away.
- When silent film actress Norma Talmadge stepped on wet cement by mistake, the practise of leaving hand and footprints in front of the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles was born.
- The size of an animal’s yawn depends on its brain size. They will yawn for longer if their brains are larger.
- Owning a single guinea pig is against the law in Switzerland. This is because guinea pigs are sociable creatures, and when they are left alone, they are classed as being abused.