- The first human-made object to break the sound barrier was a whip.
- A pearl can be dissolved by vinegar.
- Sailors once thought wearing gold earrings improved eyesight.
- 75% of the U.S.'s tart cherries come from Michigan.
- Over 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year.
- The name of the popular search engine 'Google' came from a misspelling of the word 'googol', which is a very large number (the number one followed by one hundred zeros to be exact).
- Acrophobia is the fear of heights.
- A camel can drink 25 gallons of water in less than three minutes.
- There is a 50% chance that in a group of 23 people, two will share the same birthday. In a group of 367 people, it is a 100% chance. But only 70 people are required for a 99.9% chance.
- It takes 1 alligator to make a pair of shoes and 3 for a pair of boots.
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