- The 50-star flag was designed for a high school class assignment.
- Iceland consumes more Coca Cola than any other country.
- The fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots).
- It is illegal to sing off-key in North Carolina.
- The golden ratio of approximately 1.618 between two quantities such as lengths often appears in nature (tree branching, uncurling ferns, pine cone arrangements etc) and has been used throughout history to create aesthetically pleasing designs and art works such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
- All of the clocks in the movie 'Pulp Fiction' are fixed to 4:20.
- Hummingbirds can't walk.
- Wind doesn't make a sound until it blows against an object.
- Hawaiian pizza was actually created in Canada.
- Elevenses is a break for light refreshments taken at 11AM in England.
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