The youngest Pope in history was Pope Benedict IX who was 11 years old at the time of election. He is also the only person to have been the Pope more than once.
Brazil highest mountain
The highest mountain in Brazil is the Pico da Neblina (Mist Peak) at 2,994 meters (9,823 feet) above sea level on the frontier with Venezuela.
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German Chocolate Cake is named after an American baker by the name of Samuel German, and has no affiliation with the country of Germany.
The human nose can detect about 1 trillion smells.
Guinea fowl eats different types of worms, insects, reptiles, spiders,
berries, seed, tubers, roots and grains. It can survive prolonged period
of time without water.
According to some versions of Greek mythology, Hephaestus aka the God of fire, was the son of Hera alone, who conceived him in order to get back at Zeus for bringing forth Athena from his head.
At least 180 languages are spoken in Brazil.
Rather than being carnivores (meat eaters), the largest dinosaurs such
as the Brachiosaurus and Apatosaurus were actually herbivores (plant
eaters).
The first cow to fly in an airplane was Elm Farm Olliein February 1930. (Incidentally also the first cow to be milked on an airplane.)
There are around 2 billion pigs in the world.
A colony of bees consists of 20,000-60,000 honey bees and one queen.