- The world's first roller coaster opened in 1884 at Coney Island New York.
- Mexican jumping beans jump to get out of sunlight.
- The average koala sleeps 22 hours each day.
- Nintendo first produced playing cards.
- Everyday, more money is printed for Monopoly sets than for the U.S. Treasury.
- Cucumbers are 96% water.
- Whales have the slowest metabolism of all animals.
- Mosquitoes prefer to bite people with Type O blood.
- Gorillas burp when they are happy.
- The first credit card was a Diner's Club card issued in 1950.
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