1. Lead was used as an Artificial Sweetener in ancient Rome!
3. November 28th 2012 was the most peaceful day in New York, not a single violent crime was reported!
4. We consume well over 70 Gigabytes of data a Day!
5. The US is obliged to go to war with 67 different countries should the situation arise. This all due to the number of treaties made over the past few decades!
6. In 1981, the first commercial GPS weighed around 22.6 kg (50 Pounds) and cost over $100,000!
7. In the peak of the British Rule, the area they were ruling was larger than Africa and even comparable to the moon. It was somewhere between 30.2 million square km and 38 million square km!
8. When a Hurricane is expected, Wal-Mart's top selling items consist of Pop Tarts and Beer!
9. The average American golf course consumes over 1181048 litres (312,000 gallons) of water a day!
10. The term ZIP in ZIP code means Zone Improvement Plan.
11. The Average lego Brick can take upto 435 kg (950 lbs) of pressure before it cracks!
12. The New York Crossword Puzzle Editor, Will Shortz is the only person in the world to have a degree in Enimgatology! The Study of Puzzles!
13. A group of Barracudas is called a Battery!
14. Banana's have more trade regulations than AK-47's!
15. Pluto never made a full revolution around the sun while it was called a planet!
