- the supersonic Concorde jet made its first trial flight on January 1st 1969
- the surface area of a brick is 79 cm squared
- the surface area of your lungs is roughly the same size as a tennis court
- the Taj Mahal in India is made entirely out of marble
- the tallest mammal is the giraffe
- the tea bag was invented in 1908
- the tentacles of the giant arctic jellyfish can reach 36.6 meters (120 feet)
- the term 'disc jockey' was first used in 1937
- the Titanic was built in Belfast
- The TV sitcom Seinfeld was originally called 'The Seinfeld Chronicles'
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