- In the 17th century Galileo Galilei and Johannes Kepler made important discoveries relating to planetary motion and orbits.
- Stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
- The world's first paved streets were laid in Rome in 170 B.C.
- The Statue of Liberty wears a size 879 sandal.
- The average person takes 23,000 breaths a day.
- The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick' is said to be the toughest tongue twister.
- Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years.
- Paper originated from China.
- Dreamt is the only word that ends in mt.
- The word laser stands for 'Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation'.
|