There are dolphins that live in the Amazon River that are the color pink.
An orca whale can hold its breath for up to 15 minutes.
The largest number of children born to one woman, who was a Russian peasant, is 69.
It has been suggested that shepherds are responsible for inventing the game of golf. It is said that they used to use their staffs to hit the stones.
Every day, over five billion gallons of water are flushed down toilets in the United States.
Up until the beginning of the 21st century there were about 6,800 languages in the world.
Alaska is the western-most AND eastern-most state of the United States. Its islands stretch so far they actually cross the 180th meridian - the global dividing line between "east" and "west".
The longest Hollywood kiss was from the 1941 film, "You're in the Army Now." It lasted for three minutes and three seconds.
The range of a medieval long-bow is 220 yards.
A honey bee strokes its wings about 11,500 times a minute.
In a lifetime, an average man will shave 20,000 times.
The largest living thing on the face of the Earth is a mushroom underground in Oregon. It measures three and a half miles in diameter.
The USA Forest Service has built more than 360,000 miles of various kinds of roads in national forests – or eight (8) times the entire length of the U.S. interstate highway system.
The loudest insect in the world is the male cicadas, which are like crickets. When they rub their abdomens, the sound made can be heard from 1300 feet.
Around the end of the 20th century, every U.S. bill regardless of denomination, cost just 4 cents to make.
There is a substance in the skin of the African clawed frog that helps in fighting infection.
The oldest roller coaster in the world is the Leap-The-Dips roller coaster located in Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania. The roller coaster was built in 1902.
The largest diamond found in the United States was a 40.23 carat white diamond. It was found in 1924 and nicknamed the "Uncle Sam."
Australia has had stamps that actually look like gems. In 1995 and 1996 they used a special technology to make the stamps look like diamonds and opals.
The Great Comet of 1843 had a tail that was over 300 kilometers long.
Centuries ago in India, a person could get their nose chopped off for breaking the law.
The word "Oral-B" is a combination of oral hygiene and the letter B, which stands for the word "better."
On April 4, 1974, John Massis of Belgium pulled two New York Long Island railroad passenger cars totaling 80 tons with a thick rope, with a small bit attached, using only his teeth.
Over 175 million cubic yards of earth was removed for the creation of the Panama Canal.
Before 1883, the three-cent U.S. stamp was also used for advertising. The advertisement was located on the back of the stamp for various products.
Theodore Roosevelt's mother and first wife died on the same day in 1884.
There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous" tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
Scientists have determined that having guilty feelings may actually damage your immune system.
Five thousandths of a millimeter is the tolerance of accuracy at the LEGO mould factories.
A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for approximately sixty-nine years.
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