- There is no rice in rice paper.
- Fibonacci numbers are named after Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) who introduced them to Western Europe after they had earlier been described by Indian mathematicians. They are related to the golden ratio and proceed in the following order: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, .... Can you see the pattern?.
- An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.
- In eastern Africa you can buy beer brewed from bananas.
- There are over 2,500 different types of mushrooms.
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