Random Facts #6

Of the 17k+ words Shakespeare used, over 1700 are recorded there for the first time.

A hurricane releases more energy in 10 minutes, than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.

The average human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.

Antarctica holds about 70% of the world's freshwater in its ice.

Fire causes $15 billion in damage each year in the US.

60% of the world's geysers are in Yellowstone National Park.

Mary Shelly's Frankenstein is the most widely taught novel in America.

The lifespan of a tastebud is 10 days.

Elephants can't jump, every other mammal can.