- A cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph).
- Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes.
- There are only 3 sets of letters on a keyboard which are in alphabetical order (f g h, j k l, and o p).
- Two of Snapple's founders were window washers in Brooklyn.
- The Great Wall of China is approximately 6,430 Km long (3,995 miles).
- There are 7 points on the Statue of Liberty's crown.
- An astronaut can be up to 2 inches taller returning from space (the cartilage disks in the spine expand in the absence of gravity).
- Horses have 18 more bones than humans.
- The numerical digits we use today such as 1, 2 and 3 are based on the Hindu-Arabic numeral system developed over 1000 years ago.
- Heavier, not bigger, lemons produce more juice.
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