The longest intra-continental flight in the world is from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Manila, Philippines. A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brothers' first flight. Hippopotamuses do eighty percent of their vocalisations under water. I, Q, and X are the only letters that don't start a city that ends in -ville in the state of Ohio. The billionth digit of pi is 9.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men do.
The province of Alberta in Canada has been completely free of rats since 1905. Illinois has the most personalised licence plates of any state. The Dalmatian is the only dog that gets gout. The only person to be elected to both the baseball and football Hall of Fame's is Cal Hubbard. Pennsylvania was the first colony to legalise witchcraft.