- The strike note of the Liberty Bell is E flat.
- A typical cough is 60 mph while a sneeze is often faster than 100 mph.
- The middle finger has the fastest growing nail.
- Born in France, Pierre de Fermat was an amateur mathematician who is best known for Fermat's Last Theorem.
- VHS stands for Video Home System.
- Americans eat 35,000 tons of pasta a year.
- In 1900 the average life span in the US was 47.
- Before emojis, there were emoticons, which are icons created from keyboard characters.
- The only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia.
- 1 nautical knot equates to 1.852 Kph (1.150 mph).
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