The telescope on Mount Palomar, California, can see a distance of 7,038,835,200,000,000 million miles. See more

The longest one-syllable words in the English language are "strengths" and "screeched". See more

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. See more

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. See more

Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer. See more

In rural areas, there are more insects in 1 square mile than there are humans on earth. See more

Every 23 seconds a Tupperware party starts somewhere in the world. See more

It is a criminal offence to drive around in a dirty car in Russia. See more

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards. See more