- 'Lonely Planet' for travelers is based in Melbourne Australia.
- Ferrets sleep between 18 - 20 hours a day.
- It was once illegal to slam your car door in Switzerland.
- 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?.
- The dishwasher was invented in 1889.
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