| Earth is traveling through space at 660,000 miles per hour |
| The metal instrument used in shoe stores to measure feet is called the Brannock device |
| Sunbeams that shine down through clouds are called crepuscular rays |
| The ZIP in Zip-code stands for Zoning Improvement Plan |
| The 'You are here' arrow on a map is called the IDEO locator |
| There are only four words in the English language which end in '-dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous |
| A person afflicted with hexadectylism has six fingers or six toes on one or both hands and feet |
| A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second |
| The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets |
| A person who collects teddy bears is called an archtophilist |