- The summer solstice marks the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.
- The 'black box' that houses an airplanes voice recorder is actually orange so it can be more easily detected amid the debris of a plane crash.
- One of Snapple's original founders ran a sardine and pickle store in Queens with his family.
- A car travelling at 80kph (50mph) uses half its fuel to overcome wind resistance.
- Dolphin's can detect underwater sounds from 24 km (15 miles) away.
- The humming bird is the only bird that can fly backwards.
- A King Cobra is the biggest of all poisonous snakes and can grow to over 4 metres (13 feet) long.
- Emus can't walk backwards.
- The Eiffel Tower is repainted every 7 years.
- The diameter of Jupiter is 152,800km (88 700 miles).
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