- There is a 50% chance that in a group of 23 people, two will share the same birthday. In a group of 367 people, it is a 100% chance. But only 70 people are required for a 99.9% chance.
- The fastest insect is the Australian dragon fly (its top speed is 57 km/h (35mp/h)).
- The opposite of a 'vacuum' is a 'plenum'.
- A duck can't walk without bobbing its head.
- There are 31,556,926 seconds in a year.
- 10M bricks were used to build the Empire State Building.
- In 1872 Yellowstone in the US was the world's first national park.
- The strike note of the Liberty Bell is E flat.
- The most common disease is tooth decay.
- When born a baby giraffe is 1.8m (6ft) tall.
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