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The numerical digits we use today such as 1, 2 and 3 are based on the Hindu-Arabic numeral system developed over 1000 years ago. An astronaut can be up to 2 inches taller returning from space (the cartilage disks in the spine expand in the absence of gravity). Each time you see a full moon you always see the same side. The largest island in the Mediterranean sea is Sicily. The first human-made object to break the sound barrier was a whip. The 'black box' that houses an airplanes voice recorder is actually orange so it can be more easily detected amid the debris of a plane crash. There are over 900 species of bats. The average raindrop takes 2 minutes to hit the ground. American's eat 18 billion hot dogs a year. A connected bunch of bananas is called a hand and individual bananas are called fingers. reload more facts