- Before 1863 the postal service in the US was free.
- Babylonians measured the circumference of a circle as approximately 3 times the diameter, which is fairly close to today's measurement which uses the value of Pi (around 3.14)..
- The word laser stands for 'Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation'.
- A King Cobra is the biggest of all poisonous snakes and can grow to over 4 metres (13 feet) long.
- Jamaica has 120 rivers.
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