- According to the old English time system a moment is 1 and a half minutes.
- The world's knowledge is growing so fast that 90% of what we will know in 50 years time will be discovered in those 50 years.
- The average American eats 263 eggs a year.
- The state of Alabama once financed the construction of a bridge by holding a rooster auction.
- There are more than 50 different kinds of kangaroos.
- The fastest insect is the Australian dragon fly (its top speed is 57 km/h (35mp/h)).
- The smallest country in the world takes up .2 square miles: Vatican City.
- Some perfumes actually have whale poo in them.
- Tennis was originally played with bare hands.
- The national anthems of Japan, Jordan, and San Marino each have only 4 lines.
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