17 July 2018

On this date in 1955, Disneyland was dedicated and opened by Walt Disney.

To Koreans, three stars is a fortuitous omen to spot in the night sky.

It takes between 540 to 550 peanuts to fill a 354 millilitre jar of peanut butter.

To ‘hang until dead’, is the law in the American states of Washington and New Hampshire.

Frost is the logical name for an aggressive pitbull, because Frost bites.

Francophones know Jack Frost as le Bonhomme Hiver.

Snow is often classified as a mineral.

Opossums have opposable thumbs, but no thumbnails.

Sri Lanka produces 90% of the world’s cinnamon. 

Risking everything, they gingerly made one last pun about curry. 

When the water temp drops below 20°C, manatees suffer frostbite.

Jupiter has 69 moons.

There are an estimated three trillion trees on Earth.

The weight of the paint required to clad the Eiffel Tower equals that of ten elephants.

The first satellite to orbit Earth was the moon.

A space suit consists of eleven layers and costs USD$1 million.

The air on Earth weighs in at 4.9 quintillion kilos.

Britain’s £ is the world's oldest currency, circulating for more than 1,200 years.

The medical term for the pre-frostbite stage is frostnip.

The moon is held in steady orbit by moonbeams. 

Today's Quote: Treason is very much a matter of habit.  ~John Le Carré