- A Sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure.
- Silly String was originally designed to be a spray on cast for broken bones.
- More people are allergic to cows milk than any other food.
- In the 17th century Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler made important discoveries relating to planetary motion and orbits.
- A compass needle does not point directly north.
- There are over 15,000 different kinds of rice.
- Giraffes can't swim.
- There are over 2,500 apple varieties grown in the U.S.
- There are over 600 windows on the Empire State Building.
- A fly's reaction time is 30 milliseconds.
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