1. A man's heart beats faster than woman's.

2. Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."

3. Celine Dion is one of 14 children.

4. The Eiffel Tower grows several (1) centimeters every summer.

5. The highest measurement on the Richter Scale (earthquake (2)) is 10.

6. A suntan is good for your health (3).

7. D'Artagnan was one of Alexandre Duma's original "Three Musketeers".

8. The youngest ever Pope was only 12 years old.

9. The first living creatures to fly in hot air balloon were a duck (4), a sheep and a chicken.

10. Natural gas has no odor.

11. It's impossible to sneeze(5) without closing your eyes.

12. American poet Emily Dickinson only published 7 poems in her lifetime.

13. Japanese Children get only two weeks for their summer holidays.

14. The bikini is named after a group of islands.

15. Adults have more bones (6) than babies do.

16. Madonna's real first name isn't Madonna.

17. An apple is better than a cup of coffee at waking you up in the morning.

18. Prince Charles and Pince William never travel on the same airplane.

19. An ostrich (7) puts its head in the sand to search for water.

20. The toothbrush (8) was invented in 1498.

Glossary :

1. several - alguns, vários
2. earthquake - terremoto
3. a suntan is good for your health - bronzeado do sol faz bem para sua saúde
4. duck - pato
5. to sneeze - espirrar
6. bones - ossos
7. ostrich - avestruz
8. toothbrush - escova dental