- Halley's comet passes the Earth every 76 years (the next time it will return will be 2062).
- New York was once called New Amsterdam.
- 80% of the world's food crops are pollinated by insects.
- Two of Snapple's founders were window washers in Brooklyn.
- VHS stands for Video Home System.
- Onions are part of the lily family.
- The only continent without reptiles or snakes is Antarctica.
- The term 'disc jockey' was first used in 1937.
- You have over 600 muscles.
- Lizards communicate by doing push-ups.
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