- The US shreds 7,000 tons of worn out currency each year.
- The world's first paved streets were laid in Rome in 170 B.C.
- The algae found in the world's oceans produces nearly 50% of the world's oxygen.
- Fire usually moves faster uphill than downhill.
- Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs every second.
- Snails take the longest naps with some lasting as long as three years.
- A piece of paper cannot be folded more than 7 times.
- The movie Pulp Fiction cost $8 million to make with $5 million going towards actor's salaries.
- Hawaii officially became apart of the US in 1900.
- A jellyfish is 95% water.
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