Strange But True: Saltiest Ocean
By Lucie Winborne
One spark of static electricity can generate as much as 3,000 volts.
Hockey pucks are frozen before each game to prevent bouncing in and out of play and other potentially dangerous and uncontrolled movements.
According to the National Turkey Federation, around 88% of Americans enjoy the bird as part of their annual holiday feast each year. That adds up to a belly-busting 46 million-plus turkeys, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Yep, we don't call it Turkey Day for nothing!
The phrase "United States of America" was first published anonymously in the Virginia Gazette newspaper in Williamsburg, Virginia, on April 6, 1776.
When he was a teenager, physicist Stephen Hawking's friends called him "Einstein" after they created a computer using telephone switchboards, old clock parts and additional items meant for recycling.
Nearly 500 animal species have documented homosexual behaviors.
The Atlantic is the saltiest of Earth's five major oceans, primarily due to the Antarctic ice sheet and global mountain ranges.
Muhammad Ali started boxing at age 12 after someone stole his bike. The tearful boy told police officer Joe Martin that he wanted to pummel the culprit, and Martin, who was a boxing instructor at a local gym, advised him to learn how to fight.
American school buses are yellow because the color is easier to see in poor light and bad weather.
Helium was the first chemical element not initially discovered on Earth.
On average, Google.com processes about 63,000 search queries every second, or more than 5.5 billion searches per day, and 2 trillion per year.
A common garden spider can produce as many as seven types of silk, each made up of a different sequence of proteins.
Thought for the Day: "The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." -- Bruce Lee
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