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- Did you know it takes 1,100 watts to power a toaster
- Did you know rainbows can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon (the sun needs to be less than 40 above the horizon)
- Did you know all hurricanes form over the sea and can last up to 10 days
- Did you know there are over 225,000 trees in New York's Central Park
- Did you know 80% of the world's rose species come from Asia
- Did you know 8.5 million tons of water evaporates from the Dead Sea every day
- Did you know every living thing on the Earth contains carbon
- Did you know the Pacific Ocean is the world's largest
- Did you know it takes 5 years for an oyster to produce a medium sized pearl
- Did you know the average mature oak tree sheds over 700,000 leaves in Autumn
- Did you know 20% of China's plants are used in medicine
- Did you know 2/3 of the world's eggplants are grown in the US New Jersey
- Did you know the diameter of Jupiter is 152,800km (88 700 miles)
- Did you know the diameter of Earth is 12,756 km (7,926 miles)
- Did you know the diameter of the sun is 1,390,000km (865,000 miles)
- Did you know Mount Everest is 8.9km (5.5 miles) high
- Did you know dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 165 million years before they became extinct
- Did you know jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years
- Did you know sharks have been on Earth for over 400 million years
- Did you know some dinosaurs had tails over 13m (45 feet) long