Amazing Facts - 13

• Isaac Newton used to be a member of parliament
• Dumbest Dog: Afghan hound
• At just four years old Mozart was able to learn a piece of music in half an hour
• It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
• The honey badger can withstand hundreds of bee stings that would otherwise kill another animal
• There are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year
• Black pepper is the most popular spice in the world
• In Greece, the climate is so warm that many of the cinemas do not even have roofs
• The word "moose" comes from the native Algonquian Indian word meaning "twig eater."
• All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill