- Sun light can penetrate clean ocean water up to a depth of 73m (240 feet).
- The word old English word 'juke' meaning dancing lends its name to the juke box.
- 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?.
- All the planets in our solar system could fit inside Jupiter.
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