The following list outlines ten extraordinary and remarkable pieces of information.

There are numerous mysteries in the world that still remain unsolved. However, there are also countless facts about our world that we live in. Here are the top 10 most amazing facts that cover a wide range of topics, with the aim of educating you on something new. Starting off the list at number 10, did you know that a strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is? While most of us define berries as small, edible fruit, the official definition of a berry is a fleshy fruit produced from a single ovary. Therefore, blueberries and even tomatoes can be considered a part of the berry family, but strawberries are known as accessory fruits since their seeds derive from the pistil of the flower.

Moving onto number nine, babies can only see black and white when they are born, as their nerve cells in the retina and brain that control vision are not yet fully developed. Additionally, their eyes lack the ability to focus on near objects. As their color vision develops, babies will first see red, and then they will see the full spectrum of colors by the time they reach about three months old.

Number eight brings us to a rather disgusting fact. According to ABC News, the average chocolate bar contains eight insect pieces. People who experience allergic reactions are not reacting to the cocoa, but rather to the ground-up insects present inside the chocolate. Since it is nearly impossible to make foods completely insect-free, the US Food and Drug Administration has food defect levels that state the maximum allowable number of contaminants such as insect fragments or rat hairs that are allowed in a product for it to be legally sold in the US, without having any adverse effects on consumers.

At number seven, we have an astronomical fact. There are more stars in the sky than grains of sand in the world's deserts and beaches. Astronomers have predicted that there are over a hundred billion galaxies in our universe, which means there are approximately ten sextillion stars in our universe. Additionally, there are approximately five sextillion grains of sand on Earth.

Moving onto number six, humans shed 40 pounds of skin in their lifetime, completely replacing their outer skin every month. According to recent research, humans shed their epidermis at the rate of 0.001 ounces of skin flakes every hour, which equals about 0.55 to 1.6 pounds per year of skin flakes. These skin flakes accumulate in the form of dust on tables, TV windowsills, and picture frames, which is mostly made up of dead human skin cells. Additionally, the dust in your house is filled with trillions of microscopic life-forms called dust mites that feed on your old skin.

At number five, we learn that mosquitoes have killed more humans than all the wars in history combined. According to the World Health Organization, one million people die each year from mosquito-borne diseases, and the majority of these deaths are due to malaria. Wars, on the other hand, have killed about a hundred million people, and tens of millions more people are killed and debilitated by other mosquito-borne diseases, including yellow fever and encephalitis.

Moving onto number four, did you know that your chances of being killed by a vending machine are twice as high as your chance of being bitten by a shark? The annual risk of dying in the United States from a shark attack is approximately 1 in 250 million, while the annual risk of dying from a vending machine tipping over and killing you is roughly 1 in 112 million. In fact, your chances of being attacked by a shark are just one in 11.5 million. Even more bizarre is that falling coconuts cause 150 human deaths each year on average, whereas there are only about 65 shark attacks worldwide each year, with only a handful being.

The third item on the list reveals an incredible fact about Jupiter and Saturn: diamonds rain down on these planets due to a unique process in their atmosphere. Scientists have found that lightning storms convert methane into carbon, which eventually hardens into diamond hailstones. The largest diamonds found on these planets are estimated to be around a centimeter in size, which is big enough for use in jewelry.

The second item on the list highlights the incredible number of ants in the world. For every human on Earth, there are approximately 1.6 million ants. Ants have a highly advanced society, and their social structure enables them to build impressive cities and accomplish great things. They can even practice slavery by raiding other ant colonies and stealing their eggs and larvae.

The final item on the list is a shocking revelation about France's use of the guillotine for capital punishment until as late as 1977. This device was used to behead people, and the death penalty was only abolished by French law in 1981. Today, it is also forbidden by the French Constitution.