- Every minute about a billion tons of water falls on Earth.
- 'orology' is the study of mountains.
- You begin to feel thirsty when your body losses 1% of water.
- There are 31,536,000 seconds in a year.
- 'underground' is the only word that begins and ends with the letters 'und'.
- No number from one to 999 includes the letter "a" in its word form.
- When the moon is directly overhead, you weigh slightly less.
- The Eiffel Tower has 1,792 steps.
- Strawberries are actually members of the rose family.
- Halley's comet passes the Earth every 76 years (the next time it will return will be 2062).
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