- Walruses are true party animals; they can go without sleep for 84 hours.
- The average person will consume 100 tons of food and 45,424 liters (12,000 gallons) of water in their lifetime.
- 60 cows can produce a ton of milk each day.
- Panda bears eat up to 16 hours a day.
- Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all all invented by women.
- In 1878 the first telephone book made contained only 50 names.
- The first metered taxi was introduced in 1907.
- A flea can jump 350 times its body length.
- There are 2,598,960 possible hands in a 5 card poker game.
- The algae found in the world's oceans produces nearly 50% of the world's oxygen.
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