Ten Random Facts

The giant armadillo has as many as 100 teeth, although they are small and fragile.
Animals

The atmosphere of Mars is relatively moist. However, because the atmosphere is thin, the total amount of water in the atmosphere is minimal. If all the water in the atmosphere of Mars was collected, it would likely only fill a small pond.
Space

Ostriches live about 75 years and can reproduce for 50 years.
Animals

In ancient Greece, where the mouse was sacred to Apollo, mice were sometimes devoured by temple priests.
Food and Drink

Lightning bolt charges can propagate for up to 100 miles; however, the actual channel of lightning is rarely larger than the width of a pen.
Environment

California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Georgia are, in order, the top egg-producing states in America.
Food and Drink

Until 1997 the Bridge over the Humber Estuary in England was the longest single span suspension bridge in the world.
Structures

Mount Carmel is one of Chicago's finest graveyards, and is the oldest Catholic cemetery in the western part of the Archdiocese of Chicago. The vast majority of persons buried here are Italian. There are more than 400 private Italian family mausoleums in Mount Carmel, more than any other cemetery in the area. The most popular attraction is the Bishops' mausoleum, which received over 50,000 visitors in the two months following the death of Cardinal Bernardin in October 1996.But to many, Mount Carmel is equally famous for the graves of Chicago's notorious gangsters of the 1920s – including the infamous Al Capone.
Geography » US

There are over 2,000 species of fleas. The most common domestic flea is the cat flea.
Animals » Insects

During the eleventh century, crusader knights first introduced raisins to Europe when they returned home from the Mediterranean. By the fourteenth century, raisins became an important part of European cuisine. Raisin prices skyrocketed. The English, French, and Germans attempted to grow grapes for raisins, but their climates were too cold for drying the fruit.
Food and Drink

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