- The elevator was invented in 1850.
- Room temperature is defined as between 20 to 25C (68 to 77F).
- A bolt of lightning can reach temperatures hotter than the sun.
- The longest word that can be typed using only our right hand is 'lollipop'.
- At one time, serving ice cream on cherry pie in Kansas was prohibited.
- Dolphins are part of the whale family.
- A woodpecker can peck 20 times a second.
- A banana contains 75% water.
- Heat, not sunlight, ripens tomatoes.
- A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation (Death can occur about 10 days without sleep while starvation takes a few weeks).
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