- Brontology is the study of thunder.
- Folklore states that if you split a double strawberry in half and share it with the opposite sex, you'll soon fall in love.
- 'fan' is short for 'fanatic'.
- The electric toothbrush was invented in 1939.
- According to manufacturer Spalding the average lifespan of an NBA basketball is 10,000 bounces.
- The first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France.
- French fries are originally from Belgium.
- A full moon is 9 times brighter than a half moon.
- Wooly mammoths grew as tall as 14 feet, weighing 10 tons. Mammoths used tusks for protection and to attract mates.
- 99% of our solar system's mass is the sun.
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