- The Internet was originally called ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) designed by the US department of defense.
- Sound travels 15 times faster through steel than air.
- The ideal temperature to fall asleep is between 18-30c (64-86f).
- The first ground vacuum packed coffee was first introduced in 1900.
- It takes 110 silkworm cocoons to make an average tie.
- Less than 3% of the water on Earth is fresh.
- There are 31,556,926 seconds in a year.
- The odds of being stuck by lighting is 280,000 to 1.
- An electric eel can release a charge powerful enough to start 50 cars.
- The first aluminum drink can was introduced in 1964.
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