Travel to Alpha Centauri C

Alpha Centauri C is the nearest star to the Sun, at 4.2 light years away. But even if you can travel in the Space Shuttle which can go near speeds of 17,000 mph, you would still need approximately 169,218 years to get there.

Human brain weight

The human brain weighs approximately three pounds and is soft like tofu.

E is most used letter

The letter most frequently used in English is E. The least used is Z.

Stressed spelled backward

The word stressed spelled backward is desserts.

Universe in inches

The diameter of the Universe is is currently estimated to be 93 billion light years.

This is approximately 558,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (558 sextillion miles).

In inches this would be near 35,354,880,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (35 octillion inches).

Sun's light to Earth

Light from the Sun takes approximately a little over eight minutes to reach the Earth.

Incandescent light bulbs

The light bulbs we use in our house for our lights are also called incandescent light bulbs.

Palindromic numbers

A palindromic number is a number that remains the same even when the digits are reversed; like 13431.

Breaths of air

If you take on average a breath of air every three seconds, and you live until 95 years old, you took 998,640,000 breaths in your life; almost one billion.

Fraction

The word fraction comes from the Latin word fractus which means broken.

Neanderthal brains

Neanderthals had larger brains than humans did.

Human body temperature

The average internal human body temperature is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit or 37 degrees Celsius.

Sneezing with open eyes

It is not possible to sneeze with your eyes open.

100 trillion cells

The human body has near 100 trillion cells (100,000,000,000,000).

Longest running Broadway show

The Phantom of the Opera is the longest running show on Broadway. It opened in 1988 and is still performed.

New York tourist

One of the most popular tourist activities in New York City is attending a Broadway show.

First note on a piano

The first note on a piano keyboard is the note A0 in scientific pitch notation.

Last note on a piano

The last note on a piano keyboard is the note C8 in scientific pitch notation.

Throw a ball to the Sun

If you can throw a ball 300 feet, you would need to throw it 1,636,800,000 times farther to reach the Sun.

Smallest country

Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. The population is just over 800. It is located within the city of Rome, Italy.

Elephants jump

Even though elephants have four legs, they can't jump.

First World Series

The first modern World Series was played in 1903.

Golf on the Moon

Golf is the only sport that has ever been played on the Moon. NASA astronaut Alan Shepard hit two golf balls from the Moon's surface on February 6, 1971.

Floating eggs

If you fill a bowl with water and then lower an egg in it, if the egg floats, the egg is bad. A good egg will sink to the bottom and lie on its side. Bad eggs are also lighter. Good eggs are heavier.