- The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
- The Earth experiences over 50,000 earthquakes a year.
- The first US coast to coast aeroplane flight occurred in 1911 and took 49 days.
- Petrol has no specific freezing point (it can freezes at any temperature between -82 and -115C (-180 and -240F).
- An arrow frog has enough poison to kill over 2,200 people.
- Pigs can get sunburn.
- 45% of people use mouthwash everyday.
- Half of all crimes are committed by people under the age of 18.
- A very small raindrop can travel up to 7 minutes from the sky before reaching you.
- Forty is the only number whose letters are in alphabetical order.
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