- A typical lightning bolt is two to four inches wide and two miles long.
- According to an Old English system of time, a moment is considered to be 1 1/2 minutes.
- Rhinos are actually in the same family as horses, and are thought to have inspired the myth of the unicorn.
- Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns.
- Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
- The two quickest goals scored in the NHL were three seconds apart.
- Penguins spend half their time in water and half their time on land.
- The words silent and listen have the same letters.
- The banjo was first developed in the Southern US in the 1790’s.
- A female ferret is called a jill.