Interesting and Fun Facts

1. There was no punctuation until the 15th century.
2. The word taxi is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, Spanish and Portuguese.
3. The word 'News' is actually an acronym standing for the 4 cardinal compass points - North, East, West, and South!
4. There are more telephones than people in Washington, D.C.
5. The weight of air in a milk glass is about the same as the weight of one aspirin tablet.
6. The number of births that occur in India each year is higher than the entire population of Australia.
7. The New York Stock Exchange started as a coffee shop.
8. On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
9. New York's Central Park is nearly twice the size of the entire country of Monaco.
10. It's estimated that millions of trees are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them.

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