A boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers' first flight (120 feet/36 meters). See more

Everyone is colourblind at birth. See more

Lightning bolts can sometimes be hotter than the sun (about 50,000 ºF, 27,760 ºC). See more

Everyone has thirty-two teeth. See more

The magnetic North Pole shifts by about 7 meters a day. See more

A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. See more

Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. See more

The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth 2nd, burns a gallon of diesel for each 6 inches that it moves. See more

We lose half a litre of water a day through breathing. See more