The largest diamond that was ever found was 3106 carats.
A cesium atom in an atomic clock that beats over nine billion times a second.
A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
A galactic year is 250 million Earth-years. This is the time it takes for our solar system to make one revolution around the Milky Way Galaxy.
A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
A meteor has only destroyed one satellite, which was the European Agency's Olympus in 1993.
African Baobab tree's circumference can reach 180 feet. If the trunk is hollow, 20 people would be able to fit inside of it.
Automobile building is the largest manufacturing industry in the world.
Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
By weight, the sun is 70% hydrogen, 28% helium, 1.5% carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, and 0.5% all other elements.
