- New York contains 920km (571miles) of shoreline.
- The 'you are here' arrow on maps is called an ideo locator.
- A giraffe can go longer without water than a camel.
- A pumpkin really is a fruit.
- 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?.
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