- Brontology is the study of thunder.
- Greyhounds can reach speeds of up to 67kph (42mph).
- The 50-star flag was designed for a high school class assignment.
- In 1878 the first telephone book made contained only 50 names.
- Greek mathematician Euclid is often referred to as the 'Father of Geometry' for his revolutionary ideas and influential textbook called 'Elements' that he wrote around the year 300 BC.
- Most birds eat twice their body weight each day.
- 45% of people use mouthwash everyday.
- Dry ice transforms directly from being a solid to a gas.
- The first Burger King was opened in Florida Miami in 1954.
- Honey is the only natural food which never spoils.
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