In one day the heart beats around 100.800 times. It pumps through the blood vessels as much blood as it would take to fill about 170 average bathtubs.
Flame of a match reaches 1930 degrees Celsius!
The Islamic masters were the first to paint paper and often would apply dots of silver or gold on it.
Isaac Newton was kicked out of school. He was expelled as a teenager at the request of his mother, who wanted him to become a farmer.
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1986, but lasted only 38 minutes. The shortest war ended with the capitulation of Zanzibar.
The center of the Earth is located approximately 6.440 kilometers from the surface.
