| The Mercedes-Benz motto is 'Das Beste oder Nichts' meaning 'the best or nothing'. |
| The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal. |
| A spectroheliokinematograph is a special camera used to film the Sun. |
| The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided twenty-five years of service. |
| The Netherlands has built 800 miles of massive dikes and sea walls to hold back the sea. If it wasn't for these walls, 40% of the country would be flooded. |
| Communications giant Nokia was founded in 1865 as a wood-pulp mill by Fredrik Idestam. |
| The world's longest street is in Canada. Toronto's Yonge Street runs 1,190 miles |
| The term skyscraper was first used in 1888, to describe 11-story building |
| The quartz crystal in your wristwatch vibrates 32,768 times a second |
| Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down |