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  • The first person processed at Ellis Island was a 15-year-old girl from Ireland.
  • Google Images was created after Jennifer Lopez wore the green dress at the 2000 Grammys.
  • Lemons float, but limes sink.
  • The Eiffel Tower was originally made for Barcelona.
  • It would take 19 minutes to fall to the center of the Earth.
  • The real name for a hashtag is an octothorpe.
  • Neil Armstrong’s hair was sold in 2004 for $3,000.
  • The longest English word is 189,819 letters long.
  • The tiny pocket in jeans was designed to store pocket watches.
  • People once ate arsenic to improve their skin.
  • “The Terminator” script was sold for $1.
  • Penicillin was first called “mold juice.”
  • A fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
  • The quickest commercial flight in the world is in Scotland.
  • The first commercial passenger flight lasted only 23 minutes.
  • No number before 1,000 contains the letter A.
    • There were active volcanoes on the moon when dinosaurs were alive.
    • Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world.
    • The circulatory system is more than 60,000 miles long.
    • The Pope can’t be an organ donor.
    • The world’s longest concert lasted 453 hours.
    • It’s impossible to hum while holding your nose.
    • Africa is the only continent in all four hemispheres.
    • All mammals get goosebumps.
    • Japan has one vending machine for every 40 people.
    • McDonald’s once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli.
    • Finland has more saunas than cars.
    • The longest time someone has spent holding their breath underwater is 24 minutes and 37 seconds. 
    • Frida Kahlo painted 55 self-portraits.
    • Avocados are actually fruits, not vegetables.
    • NFL Super Bowl referees also get Super Bowl rings.
    • It’s illegal to own only one guinea pig in Switzerland.
    • Only four countries in the world have national anthems with no lyrics.
    • The letter “Q” doesn’t appear in any American state’s name.
    • Walt Disney currently holds the most Academy Awards at a lifetime total of 26.
    • The average cloud weighs over one million pounds.
    • Wearing a necktie could reduce blood flow to your brain by up to 7.5 percent.
    • Animals can also be allergic to humans.
    • Finland has ranked as the happiest country in the world for 7 years straight.
    • Bottlenose dolphins are the only other species to have names for themselves.
    • Your brain alone burns around 400 to 500 calories each day.
    • Approximately 10% of people are left-handed.
    • Besides water, tea is the most popular beverage worldwide.
    • Your heart beats an average of 100,000 times each day.
    • The first animals to travel to outer space were fruit flies.