- Hawaii officially became apart of the US on June 14 1900.
- Babylonians measured the circumference of a circle as approximately 3 times the diameter, which is fairly close to today's measurement which uses the value of Pi (around 3.14).
- Wheat is the world's most widely grown plant.
- 13 people die every year from vending machines.
- Coffee is grown commercially in over 45 countries around the world.
- On average 22% of all restaurant meals include potato chips.
- An AA battery with no charge remaining will not bounce when dropped.
- Before 1850 golf balls were made of leather and were stuffed with feathers.
- The first flight traveled at less than 7 mph (ground speed).
- More than 1,000,000 Earths could fit inside the Sun.
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