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Trivia and Amazing Facts [21-5-17]

 
Trivia and Amazing Facts
  • Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time
  • Ninety eight per cent of the weight of water is made up from oxygen
  • There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar
  • Maine is the only state in the United States whose name is just one syllable
  • Anthropologists believe stones were one of man's first calculating devices, aiding in addition and subtraction throughout primitive times. In fact, the word "calculus" is derived from the Latin for "stone"