- The blueprints for the Eiffel Tower covered more than 14,000 square feet of drafting paper.
- The average person walks the equivalent of twice around the world in a lifetime.
- A queen bee can lay up to 3,000 eggs in one day.
- From 2010 to 2017, every tweet was archived by the Library of Congress.
- The first flight traveled at less than 7 mph (ground speed).
- The fear of vegetables is called lachanophobia.
- Honey bees kill more people each year than snakes.
- You burn more calories sleeping than watching television.
- The surface area of your lungs is roughly the same size as a tennis court.
- Ripening bananas glow an intense blue under black light.
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