- The sun is 330,330 times larger than the Earth.
- The yoke of an Ostrich egg is the largest cell in the world.
- Coca Cola launched its 3rd product Sprite in 1961.
- An astronaut can be up to 2 inches taller returning from space (the cartilage disks in the spine expand in the absence of gravity).
- That in the 17th century the value of pi was known to 35 decimal places (today to 1.2411 trillion).
- You can cut a pie into 8 pieces with only three cuts.
- Lizards communicate by doing push-ups.
- Red light has the highest wavelength.
- The first crossword puzzle appeared in 1913.
- 13 people die every year from vending machines.
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