- In zero gravity, a candle's flame may appear circular and blue.
- A soap bubble is 10,000 times thinner than the average human hair.
- Pressurized plane cabin air is the same average humidity of the Sahara Desert.
- 1 billion snails are served in restaurants each year.
- Atychiphobia is the fear of failure.
- Silly String was originally designed to be a spray on cast for broken bones.
- Octopuses think with their tentacles.
- Rio de Janeiro translates to river of January.
- Pound cake got its name from the original recipe which called for a pound of butter.
- The Arctic Ocean is the smallest in the world.
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