- Squirrels can climb trees faster than they can run on the ground.
- Finland has the largest number of islands in the world (over 179,550).
- There is no rice in rice paper.
- MTV (Music Television) made its debut at 12:01 a.m. August 1st 1981 (the first music video shown 'Video killed the radio star' by the Buggles).
- An area of the Suns surface to the equivalent of a postage stamp would shine with the brightness of over 1,500,000 candles.
- Queen termites can live up to 50 years.
- Only male turkeys gobble.
- The Bee Hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
- Baby rattlesnakes are born in August and September.
- The fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco.
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