
Seals can stay under the water for up to 30 minutes before they have to come up for air.

The Empire State Building in New York was the tallest building in the world from 1931 until 1971, and was the first building of over 100 floors.

Les Misérables is the longest-running musical at the West End theatre in London.
In the cartoon, "The Flinstones" family was originally called the "Flagstones."

Chuck Norris wrote most of wikipedia articles. (not really)
Frank Sinatra was offered the lead role in Die Hard.

Octopuses have 3 hearts, 9 brains, and blue blood.

Plants have ways of communicating with each other. The scent of freshly cut grass is equivalent to a cry for help.

African elephants are the largest living land animals. Asian elephants are a close second.

Kate Roberts, better known as Vulcana, was a Welsh strongwoman. In 1901, she suprised a crowd in London by lifting a wagon that was stuck on a street.

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

Days on Venus are longer than its years. Due to its slow axis rotation, it takes 243 Earth days to spin once; but it only takes 225 Earth days to go around the sun.