- Pound cake got its name from the original recipe which called for a pound of butter.
- Oxygen supply influences the color of a fire's flame.
- The Empire State Building in New York weighs over 365,000 tons.
- An electric eel can release a charge powerful enough to start 50 cars.
- A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in tall.
- Cheetahs can accelerate from 0 to 70 km/h (43mp/h) in 3 seconds.
- Your brain uses 25% of all the oxygen your breathe.
- A group of whales is called a pod.
- Before 1913 parents could mail their kids to Grandma's through the postal service.
- The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.
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