- The most common time for a wake up call is 7am.
- Atychiphobia is the fear of failure.
- Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the Universe (75%).
- The average cow produces 40 glasses of milk a day.
- 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.
- Stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
- About 1/3 of your taste buds are numbed while flying.
- 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.
- Lizards communicate by doing push-ups.
- The Cookie Monster's real first name is Sid.
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