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  1. The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle is 268.831 km/h by Fred Rompelberg. http://bit.ly/7hQKcq
  2. Most sharks need to constantly swim in order to breathe and cannot sleep very long as a result. http://bit.ly/3ARf
  3. Sharks extract oxygen from seawater as it passes over their gills. http://bit.ly/6xTjYN
  4. According to studies, anywhere from 70% to 90% of the world population is right-handed. http://bit.ly/8y5HQO
  5. Mars has a reddish appearance, due to iron oxide prevalent on its surface. http://bit.ly/6hqWMb
  6. Mercury orbits the Sun once every 88 days. http://bit.ly/6zxZ48
  7. The skin is the human body's largest organ. http://bit.ly/OlmMg
  8. Hummingbirds can fly backwards, and are the only group of birds able to do so. http://bit.ly/LNlXY
  9. Crabs are omnivores and they feed primarily on algae http://bit.ly/60Y1sE
  10. Most sharks need to constantly swim in order to breathe and cannot sleep very long as a result. http://bit.ly/4Dodbu
  11. Galileo Galilei first saw the moons of Jupiter on 7th January 1610. http://bit.ly/79icBS
  12. An adult skeleton consists of approximately 206 distinct bones. http://bit.ly/nsk8y
  13. Humans have dormant genes that can direct the body to grow new limbs after an injury. http://bit.ly/8yzp2R
  14. Saturn's interior consists of a small core of rock and ice, surrounded by a gaseous outer layer. http://bit.ly/2AFYu
  15. 1 in 500 humans are born with more than 5 fingers on a hand. This is referred to as polydactyly. http://bit.ly/1gGCL
  16. Isaac Newton published his 'Principia' explaining the laws of gravity in 1687. http://bit.ly/OfD6s
  17. Some species of bamboo grow at a rate of 1.2 meters per day. http://bit.ly/7QO7pA
  18. Hummingbirds can fly backwards, and are the only group of birds able to do so. http://bit.ly/LNlXY
  19. Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer in 1714. http://bit.ly/08UuKbm
  20. Saturn's interior consists of a small core of rock and ice, surrounded by a gaseous outer layer. http://bit.ly/2AFYu