- The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953.
- Children grow faster during springtime.
- Queen termites can live up to 50 years.
- The average bank teller loses $250 every year.
- A flipped coin is more likely to land on the side it started on.
- An area of the Suns surface to the equivalent of a postage stamp would shine with the brightness of over 1,500,000 candles.
- Antarctica is 98% ice and 2% barren rock.
- Blue flames are the hottest, reaching temps up to 3,000 degrees Celsius.
- Oxygen supply influences the color of a fire's flame.
- There are 70 million sheep in New Zealand (with 4 million people).
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