- An electric eel can release a charge powerful enough to start 50 cars.
- Red blood cells are produced in bone marrow.
- Dragonflies have 6 legs but can't walk.
- You can only see a rainbow if you have your back to the sun.
- The US shreds 7,000 tons of worn out currency each year.
- An ostrich can outrun a horse.
- The number 4 is the only number that has the same number of letters in it.
- The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953.
- The original name of Bank of America was Bank of Italy.
- There are over 225,000 trees in New York's Central Park.
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