- The opposite of a 'vacuum' is a 'plenum'.
- It takes a plastic container over 50,000 years to start decomposing.
- Russia and the United States of America are less than 3 miles apart.
- A camel can drink 25 gallons of water in less than three minutes.
- Each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man, woman, and child.
- It is illegal to play annoying games in the street in the UK.
- The human brain takes up 2% of human body weight but uses 20% of its energy.
- Apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning than coffee.
- Gorillas burp when they are happy.
- Brazil covers 50% of the South American continent.
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