There are more than 5,919,682 telephones in New York City, more phones than in the entire country of Spain. The cables serving the New York City area have nearly 33,072,975 miles of wire

There are more than 5,919,682 telephones in New York City, more phones than in the entire country of Spain. The cables serving the New York City area have nearly 33,072,975 miles of wire

The Sun gives off a stream of electrically-charged particles called the solar wind. Every second, the Sun pumps more than a million tons of material into the solar wind

The Sun gives off a stream of electrically-charged particles called the solar wind. Every second, the Sun pumps more than a million tons of material into the solar wind

One in every 15 living organisms in the world is an ant.

One in every 15 living organisms in the world is an ant.

Europeans used to call the giraffe a "camelopard", thinking that its parents were a camel and a leopard.

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Europeans used to call the giraffe a "camelopard", thinking that its parents were a camel and a leopard.

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In 1778, fashionable women of Paris never went out in blustery weather without a lightning rod attached to their hats

In 1778, fashionable women of Paris never went out in blustery weather without a lightning rod attached to their hats

The underside of a horse's hoof is called a frog. The frog peels off several times a year with new growth

The underside of a horse's hoof is called a frog. The frog peels off several times a year with new growth

If you told someone that they were one in a million, you'd be saying there were 1,800 of them in China

If you told someone that they were one in a million, you'd be saying there were 1,800 of them in China

The Statue of Liberty's mouth is 3 feet wide. The statue weighs 450,000 pounds, or 225 tons. The copper sheeting weighs 200,000 pounds. There are 167 steps from the land level to the top of the pedestal, 168 steps inside the statue to the head, and 54 rungs on the ladder leading to the arm that holds the torch

The Statue of Liberty's mouth is 3 feet wide. The statue weighs 450,000 pounds, or 225 tons. The copper sheeting weighs 200,000 pounds. There are 167 steps from the land level to the top of the pedestal, 168 steps inside the statue to the head, and 54 rungs on the ladder leading to the arm that holds the torch

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur

When Shirley Temple appeared in her first film, The Red-Haired Alibi, she was three years old

When Shirley Temple appeared in her first film, The Red-Haired Alibi, she was three years old