TRIVIA BITS

 

• the doorbell was invented in 1831
• the dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle
• the drinking straw was invented in 1886
• the Earth experiences over 50,000 earthquakes a year
• the Earth is struck by lightning over 100 times every second
• the Earth weighs 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons
• the Eifel Tower has 2,500,000 rivets
• the Eiffel Tower has 1,792 steps
• the Eiffel Tower is over 300m (984 ft) tall
• the Eiffel Tower is repainted every 7 years