- The state of Alabama once financed the construction of a bridge by holding a rooster auction.
- When the moon is directly overhead, you weigh slightly less.
- There are over 7,000 different types of apples.
- A standard 747 jumbo jet has 420 seats.
- Greeks constructed aesthetically pleasing buildings and artworks based on the golden ratio of approximately 1.618.
- 'Babe' was played by over 50 pigs.
- No rain fell in Iquique, Chile, for 14 years.
- Your tongue is the fastest healing part of your body.
- Brazil covers 50% of the South American continent.
- Fingernails grow faster than toenails.
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