- Halley's comet passes the Earth every 76 years (the next time it will return will be 2062).
- A male kangaroo is called a Boomer.
- The longest alphabet has 74 letters.
- Gatophobia is the fear of cats.
- 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321.
- The 3 most common languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English.
- The average elephant produces 22kg (50 pounds) of dunn each day.
- The Bee Hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
- Coffee is the most popular beverage worldwide with over 400 billion cups consumed each year.
- The expression to 'knuckle down' originated from playing marbles (players used to put their knuckles to the ground for their best shots).
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