When the decimal system was translated into Arabic, Islamic mathematicians began using it, and it eventually spread to Europe. The world's youngest doctor is Balamurali Ambati of Hollis, New York. He was the only person in medical history to have been classified both as a dwarf and a giant. The fastest messages transmitted by the human nervous system travel at a rate of 180 to 200 miles per hour. Even in blondes.
Almonds are members of the peach family.
Cucumbers are 96 percent water. Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously. Fully ripened cranberries can be dribbled like a basketball. Olive trees were sacred in ancient Athens. Their fruit belonged to the state, and death was the penalty for chopping one down.