Nerve cells can travel as fast as 120 metres per second.

A surfer once sued another surfer for "stealing his wave." The case was thrown out because the court was unable to put a price on "pain and suffering" endured by the surfer watching someone else ride "his" wave.

At just four years old Mozart was able to learn a piece of music in half an hour.

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