·  There are 94 volcanoes in Japan with eruptions that have been dated (this is more than any other region). No other region has more large explosive eruptions.

·  Pumpkins are members of the family Cucurbitacae, which also includes cucumbers, melons, and squash.

·  The average human brain weighs about three pounds.

·  Some food historians believe that brownies were invented by accident when a cook forgot to include baking powder in a chocolate cake recipe.

·  The clear fluid in blisters is serum, which is the clear part of the blood.

·  Identical twins do not have identical fingerprints, but they do have extremely similar patterns of loops, whorls, and ridges that express a fingerprint.

·  The adult whooping crane, or whooper, is the tallest North American bird. A large male is about 1.5 meters tall.

·  Honeybees must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey.

·  People who regularly inhale others tobacco smoke (such as those who live with smokers or work in smoky bars and restaurants) have a 20-30% greater risk of contracting lung cancer or heart disease.

· Saturn is the least dense of the planets in our solar system; its specific gravity (0.7) is less than that of water.

·  Crayola plans to add four new crayon colours to its collection and retire four others at its 100^th birthday celebration on October 11.2003.

·  Pack rats are long-tailed rodents that live in most parts of the United States and Canada and into Central America. Pack rats continuously carry small objects around (mostly food like acorns and berries, and nesting material) and they haul the objects they like best back to their nests.

·  Today is the autumnal equinox, signalling the end of summer. At this point, nights reach the same length as days. After the equinox, the Sun will shine lower and lower on the horizon until the Winter Solstice in about three months time.

· There are approximately 600 varieties of mint.

 

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