Superman the Escape rollercoaster, located in California at Six Flags Magic Mountain, goes from 0 to 100 miles per hour in only 7 seconds
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Five thousandths of a millimetre is the tolerance of accuracy at the LEGO mould factories
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2.5 cans of Spam are consumed every second in the United States
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In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg.
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A meteor has only destroyed one satellite, which was the European Space Agency’s Olympus in 1993.
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The Koala bear is not really a bear, but is really related to the kangaroo and the wombat.
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One gallon of pure maple syrup weighs 11 pounds
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Instead of a Birthday Cake, many Russian children are given a Birthday Pie
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The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people
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The word “comet” comes from the Greek word “kometes” meaning long hair and referring to the tail
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The average price for a major league baseball game in 2004 is $19.82
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The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half
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The deepest mine in the world is the East Rand mine, which goes to a depth of about 3,585 metres
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Native Indians have been known to paint their doors blue, which they believe keeps the bad spirits out
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Before air conditioning was invented, white cotton slipcovers were put on furniture to keep the air cool.
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It would take about fourteen and half million notes of currency to build a mile high stack
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Chinese Crested dogs can get acne
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It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill in the United States
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Colgate faces a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish -speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself”
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The cross bow was invented by the Chinese and records of its usage goes back to as far as the Three Kingdom Period (220 A.D.-280 A.D).
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It is estimated that by the end of 2000, there has been 142,600 tonnes of gold mined in the world
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A one-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples
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The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be aired during prime time
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The abbreviation Xmas for the word Christmas is of Greek origin. Since the word for Christ in the Greek language is Xristos, which starts with the letter “X,” they started putting the X in place of Christ and came up with the short form for the word Christmas
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Dipsomania refers to an insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages
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China has more English speakers than the United States