- There are 31,557,600 seconds in a year.
- The summer solstice marks the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.
- The official state gem of Washington is petrified wood.
- Less than 3% of the water on Earth is fresh.
- The grapefruit gets its name from the way it grows in clusters like grapes on a vine.
- the word typewriter is the longest word that can be typed using only the top row of a keyboard.
- The chicken is the closest living relative of Tyrannosaurus Rex.
- Minus 40C is exactly the same temperature as minus 40F.
- EMI awards stands for 'Electrical and Musical Instruments'.
- Fingernails grow faster than toenails.
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