1) Florida is closer to Mexico than it is to Texas. Think about that.
2) You can go from Canada to California by heading in a northerly direction. You don't have to go south.
3) You can head east from Florida and end up in Wisconsin. You don't have to go west.
4) Arakiki, Kiribati averages a high of 82 degrees and a low of 72 degrees each and every day of the year.
5) Saudia Arabia has had fog when the air temperature was 95 degrees. Sauna, anyone?
6) It can be 1:30 in Oregon and 1:30 in Florida at the same time. So, what time is it in Kentucky, in Oklahoma, in Colorado?
7) It can be Wednesday one place and Monday somewhere else. What happened to Tuesday?
8) Actress Hedy Lamarr held patent # 2292387 for signal scrambling technologies widely used today in walkie-talkies, cordless and cellular phones.
9) A human body generates more heat per pound than the sun. Is it hot in here, or is it just me?
10) There are more than 2,000 thunderstorms going on right now on earth.
11) Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.
12) The Roman Colosseum seated 50,000 spectators, was in active use for events for nearly 500 years, contains designs features found in most modern stadiums, yet has not one single luxury box or corporate suite.
13) The longest word that can be typed using only one row on a typewriter is "typewriter".
14) The strawberry is the only agricultural product that bears its seeds on the outside.
15) Some elephants have remained on their feet for over 40 years straight.
16) If you have 3001 calico cats, odds are only 1 is male and 3000 are female.
17) Pineapples are berries. Each of the 4-sided sections on the skin of the pineapple is the outer part of one berry, or fruitlet.
18) The first fax machine was invented in 1843 by Scottish mechanic Alexander Bain.
19) In the ENTIRE 20th century, the Chicago Cubs won only one playoff series.
20) This is a real word: Twiddlepoop -- It means, "an effeminate man".