Laika the dog, was the first living thing which was sent to space.

About 10% of the 100,000 thunderstorms that occur in the USA every year are classified as severe.

Some farmers in Japan have learned to grow their watermelons into a square shape. They did this to conserve shelf space

There is a city called Rome in every continent.

The first product that the toy company Mattel came out with was picture frames.

On average a person passes gas 14 times a day

The meaning of Siberia is sleeping land.

On average, every American consumes 109 pounds of beef a year.

The Australian box-jellyfish has eight eyes

Great Britain was the first country to issue postage stamps in 1840