• The ostrich is the only bird with eyelashes.
• The Confederate warship Virginia was made from part of the captured Union warship Merrimack.
• Studies show that English speakers say “”uh”” before a short pause and “”um”” before a long pause.
• Obsidian — volcanic glass — is so sharp it’s still used today in cardiac and eye surgeries.
• Among mammals, the colder the climate, the shorter the legs.
• Texan “”Dooley”” Wilson, the piano player Sam in Casablanca, couldn’t play the piano.
• Lev Bronstein stole his jailer’s passport and was thereafter known as Leon Trotsky.
• Legendary director Alfred Hitchcock never won an Academy Award.
• Helen Keller was a founding member of the American Civil Liberties Union.
• Arizona’s Wupatki National Monument includes 800-year-old pueblo remains.
