- October the 10th is national metric day.
- The skeleton of an African elephant accounts for about 15% of its body weight.
- All the planets in our solar system could fit inside Jupiter.
- Jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years.
- The vocabulary of the average person is between 5,000 to 6,000 words.
- Commercial airplanes maintain a cabin pressure of about 6,400 feet (just over 1 mile) above sea level.
- The average age at which America's presidents have taken office is 54.
- Over a third of all pineapples come from Hawaii.
- In Venus, it snows metal.
- One of Snapple's original founders ran a sardine and pickle store in Queens with his family.
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