- A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are known as fingers.
- Edgar Allan Poe introduced mystery fiction’s first fictional detective, Auguste C Dupin, in his 1841 story, ‘The Murders in the Rue Morgue.’
- A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat.
- The most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust is aluminum.
- The only rock that floats in water is pumice.
- A cucumber is 96% water.
- Almonds are the oldest, most widely cultivated and extensively used nuts in the world.
- Carbonated soda water was invented in 1767 by Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen.
- Chocolate syrup was used for blood in the famous 45 second shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s movie, Psycho, which actually took 7 days to shoot.
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