- The most eaten fruit in America is the banana.
- There is enough petrol in a full tank of a Jumbo Jet to drive the average car 4 times around the world.
- The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953.
- The Hindu-Arabic numeral system began developing as early as the 1st century with a full system being established around the 9th century, forming the basis of the numerical digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 that we use today..
- The lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years.
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