- The vocabulary of the average person is between 5,000 to 6,000 words.
- October the 10th is national metric day.
- A hard boiled eggs spin (uncooked or soft boiled don't).
- The game of basketball was first played using a soccer ball and two peach baskets.
- It takes 1 week to make a jelly bean.
- You can smell a skunk 1.6km (1 mile) away.
- The word 'Strengths' is the longest word in the English language with just one vowel.
- The coins thrown into the Trevi fountain in Italy are collected for charity.
- All pilots on international flights identify themselves in English regardless of their country of origin.
- There are more skin cancer cases caused by tanning beds than there are lung cancer cases caused by smoking.
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