Jim Henson made his first Kermit puppet using his mother's old coat and two halves of a ping pong ball.

The longest and deepest rail tunnel in the world runs between Italy and Switzerland. It's 35 mile long.

Gazzelles can sprint at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour.

Pocahontas appeared on the back of the $20 bill in 1875.
It has the only wild monkey population in the whole of Europe.

Sharks are some of the most ancient animals on earth. The oldest known sharks date back about 420 million years.
In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum.

It's illegal to own a red car in Shanghai, China.

Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt was allergic to moon dust.
NFL referees also receive Super Bowl rings.
The character Mario from the video game Mario Bros is best known as a plumber. But he originally debuted as a carpenter in the game Donkey Kong.

Hummingbirds can fly forwards, backwards, upside down, and hover in place. To perform these amazing feats, they beat their wings 70 to 200 times per second.