| The colonies in the USA actually became independent from the British on July 2. On July 2, 1776, a vote was passed that made the United States of America independent from Britain. Jefferson was fully aware that his country formed on July 2, 1776, but the reason that Americans celebrate on July 4 is because that is when the Declaration of Independence was signed. |
| An average Russian drinks 18 liters, or nearly 3 gallons of pure alcohol each year. |
| Products made by Apple don't have a direct OFF switch because Steve Jobs was afraid of death. Once something is OFF, you are gone. |
| The world's oldest tortoise died in 2005 at the age of 179 years. It was so old, it was originally picked up by Charles Darwin from the Galapagos Islands during his famous voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. He brought her back to England and named her Harriet. He also brought two other tortoises back with him from his voyage. Darwin thought all three tortoises were males and named them Tom, Dick, and Harry. Harry turned out to be a female, hence the name change. |
| Snowball was the oldest guinea pig on record and lived 14 years and 10.5 months. He died in 1979. Most guinea pigs' lifespan is only 7 years. |
| The only word in the English language that both begins and ends with the letters 'und' is 'underground'. |
| The world's largest pyramid is not in Egypt. It's in Cholula de Rivadabia near Mexico City. |
| Narilatha is the name of the flower which means a flower in the shape of women. It grows in woman structured shape and it is believed to grow in the hilly side of Himalayas. It flowers after every two decades. |
| Drinking beer helps strengthen your bones and teeth because it gives a healthy dose of silicon. |
| Nome, Alaska got its name from a spelling mistake. It was labeled as "? Name" on an old naval chart and the cartographer apparently read it as "C Nome". Henceforth, it forever became Nome on the maps and history book. |