Amazing Facts - 18

1. The sun is approximately 149 million kilometres from the earth

2. The Great White Shark can grow to be more than twenty feet long and can weigh approximately 4,000 pounds

3. In 1832, in Paisley, Scotland the first municipal water filtration works was opened

4. The only popcorn museum in the world is lcoated in Marion, Ohio, USA

5. Any animal that has skin hair or fur can get dandruff, but in animals it is called "dander."

6. The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons

7. In 1819, the USA purchased Florida from Spain for the cancellation of a $5 million debt

8. In a lifetime, the average driver will honk 15,250 times

9. Jewelers Tiffany & Co., based in New York, are responsible for making the Super Bowl trophy

10. Skippy Peanut Butter is sold more in the world than any other peanut butter

11. The highest bridge in the world is located in the Himalyan mountains. It was built by the Indian Army, in 1982, and is about 5,600 metres above sea level

12. In 1893, the first mosque in the United States was built

13. Apples are part of the rose family

14. Every eleven minutes in the U.S., a woman dies of breast cancer

15. Mr. Butts invented the game SCRABBLE. The game was originally called "Criss Cross Words."