- The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953.
- Gunpowder is formed by mixing charcoal, saltpetre and sulphur.
- A standard 747 jumbo jet has 420 seats.
- There are exactly 1,048,576 bytes in 1 megabyte.
- Elephants can run up to 40kmh (25mph).
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