- All the people on Earth could fit into a 1 km cube.
- Ice skating rinks always go counter clock wise (for the majority of people that are right handed needing to hang onto the rail).
- Orienteering originated from Sweden.
- In 1900 the average life span in the US was 47.
- 80% of all people hit by lightning are men.
- The US flag has 13 stripes (representing the original 13 states).
- Tennis was originally played with bare hands.
- Oysters can change from one gender to another and back again.
- The word 'lethologica' describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
- Wheat is the world's most widely grown plant.
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