- Despite its hump, a camel has a straight spine.
- 'Topolino' is the name for Mickey Mouse Italy.
- The summer solstice marks the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.
- Commercial airplanes maintain a cabin pressure of about 6,400 feet (just over 1 mile) above sea level.
- Finland has the largest number of islands in the world (over 179,550).
- Lettuce is the worlds most popular green vegitable.
- 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321.
- The little hole in some sinks that lets the water drain out instead of flowing is called a 'porcelator'.
- In 1642 French mathematician Blaise Pascal invented the mechanical calculator.
- Pearls melt in vinegar.
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