Fast Facts
February 28, 2008
The volume of the Earth’s moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
The house fly hums in the middle octave key of F.
The giant red star Betelgeuse has a diameter larger than that of the Earth’s orbit around the sun.
Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
The only domestic animal not mentioned in The Bible is the cat.
Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world’s nuclear weapons combined.
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants.
