Amazing Facts - 15

1. In Greece, the climate is so warm that many of the cinemas do not even have roofs

2. The word "moose" comes from the native Algonquian Indian word meaning "twig eater."

3. All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill

4. An armadillo can walk under water

5. There are over one hundred billion galaxies with each galaxy having billions of stars

6. The Uape Indians, who live in the Amazon, mix the ashes of their recently cremated relatives with alcohol, then all members of the family drink the mix with fond memories of the deceased

7. The word "diamond" comes from the Greek word "adamas," which means "unconquerable."

8. On average, a typical dairy cow lies down and stands up about 14 times a day

9. For the movie "Tootsie" actor Dustin Hoffman thought of the title. His mother used to call him that as a child

10.  The world record for rocking non-stop in a rocking chair is 480 hours held by Dennis Easterling, of Atlanta, Georgia

11. The Sears Tower consists of nine framed tubes, which connects nine skyscrapers as one building

12. The first subway system in America was built in Boston, Massachusetts in 1897

13. There are approximately 45 billion fat cells in an average adult

14. To make one pound of butter, 29 cups of milk are needed

15. The dot that appears over the letter "i" is called a tittle

16. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments

17. Close to 73% of girls in Bangladesh are married by age 18