- The golden ratio of approximately 1.618 between two quantities such as lengths often appears in nature (tree branching, uncurling ferns, pine cone arrangements etc) and has been used throughout history to create aesthetically pleasing designs and art works such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa..
- The first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France.
- The Hawaiian alphabet has 13 letters.
- After Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water.
- M*A*S*H stood for 'Mobile Army Surgical Hospital'.
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