- An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.
- The elevator was invented in 1850.
- The first credit card was a Diner's Club card issued in 1950.
- A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber of the same size.
- Bananas contain no fat, cholesterol or sodium.
- To crack a whip the tip must be travelling faster than the speed of sound.
- Chalk is made from tiny plankton fossils.
- In zero gravity, a candle's flame may appear circular and blue.
- A suction cup will not work in outer space.
- An ostriches life span is 40-45 years.
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