- Volleyball was invented in 1895.
- A day on Venus lasts longer than a year on Venus.
- Useful life of a modern toilet is 50 years.
- You're more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider.
- Over 5 million people in Brazil are employed in the coffee industry.
- Hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards.
- A dragonfly can fly at 40kph (25mph).
- The most eaten fruit in America is the banana.
- Hawaii was originally called the Sandwich Islands.
- Hawaii officially became apart of the US in 1900.
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