- A tsunami can travel as fast as a jet plane.
- The Internet was originally called ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) designed by the US department of defense.
- A compass needle does not point directly north.
- Soccer is the most followed sport.
- There are over 2,500 apple varieties grown in the U.S.
- Hawaii is the only US state that grows coffee.
- There are over 40,000 muscles tendons in an elephant's trunk.
- You might have heard the word 'infinity' before or seen its symbol that looks like the number 8 placed on its side. Infinity means a limitless quantity or something that goes on forever. While it's not really a number like 1, 2 or 3, infinity is often used in math as part of equations and formulas.
- It is illegal to play annoying games in the street in the UK.
- Jellyfish don't have a brain.
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