In Japan, by the time man reaches the age of 60, he is commemorated with a special ceremony. This ceremony features the man wearing a red kimono, which denotes that he no longer has the responsibilities of being a mature adult.

Flight Is Not Always Uplifting.  Airports that are at high altitude require longer runways due to lower air density.

If someone was to fly once around the surface of the moon, it would be equal to a round trip from New York to London.

Adolf Hitler wanted to be an architect, but he failed the entrance exam at the architectural school in Vienna.

According to Scandinavian traditions, if a boy and girl eat from the same loaf of bread, they are bound to fall in love.

After chocolate and vanilla, orange is considered the world's most favorite flavor

Contrary to popular beliefs, chocolate does not cause acne.

American novelist Mark Twain was the first known author to submit a typed manuscript.

Bernd Eilts, a German artist, turns dried cow manure into wall clocks and small sculptures. He is now expanding his business to include cow dung wrist watches.

Sanskrit is considered as the mother of all higher languages. This is because it is the most precise, and therefore suitable language for computer software

The dot that appears over the letter "i" is called a tittle.

Each day the sun causes about one trillion tons of water to evaporate.

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall, at 979 meters. This waterfall is sixteen times the height of Niagara Falls.

Astronauts get taller when they are in space.

Niagara Falls actually stopped flowing back in 1848 for about 20 hours because there was ice that was blocking the Niagara River.