Crazy Facts

On the new hundred dollar bill the time on the clock tower of Independence Hall is 4:10.

Police dogs are trained to react to commands in a foreign language; commonly German but more recently Hungarian.

Pumpkins are usually labelled as vegetables but they contain seeds and are technically fruit.

President Kennedy was the fastest random speaker in the world with upwards of 350 words per minute.

Removing the heat by absorbing it with water.

Removing the fuel source by exhausting it or taking it away.

Revolvers cannot be silenced because of all the noisy gasses which escape the cylinder gap at the rear of the barrel.

Removing the oxygen by smothering the fire.

Rhode Island is the smallest state with the longest name. The official name, used on all state documents, is “Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.”

Some of the fastest meteoroids can travel through the solar system at a speed of around 42 kilometres per second (26 miles per second).