- Russia and the United States of America are less than 3 miles apart.
- There are 2.5 million times more ants on earth than people (20 quadrillion of them).
- The longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'.
- A bolt of lightning can reach temperatures hotter than the sun.
- The first taxi service began in New York in 1907.
- Agoraphobia is the fear of wide open spaces.
- Coconuts kill over 150 people each year (more than sharks).
- In the 1800s, Cadbury created the first heart-shaped chocolate box.
- Siderodromophobia is the fear of trains.
- Earth is the only known planet where fire occurs.
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