- When lightning strikes it can reach up to 30,000 degrees celsius (54,000 degrees fahrenheit).
- Bananas are a good source of vitamin C, potassium and fiber.
- Half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18.
- $30 of raw popcorn translates into $3,000 in sales at movie theaters.
- The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest.
- Instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962.
- The Chinese used fingerprints as a method of identification as far back as AD 700.
- Toilets use 35% of indoor water use.
- The average American will consume over 465 trees worth of paper over their lifetime.
- The human body creates 2,500,000 new red blood cells every second.
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