Fast Facts: Feb. 16
February 16, 2011
- The state of Florida is bigger than England.
- New York City briefly served as the U.S. capital from 1789 to 1790.
- The city of Venice, Italy is made up of about 120 small islands.
- There are more stars in the sky than all of the grains of sand on earth.
- In the weightlessness of space a frozen pea will explode if it comes in contact with Pepsi.
- In the Mexican Durango desert, there’s a creepy spot called the “”Zone of Silence.”” You can’t pick up clear TV or radio signals, and locals say fireballs sometimes appear in the sky.
