If all the Americans who take transit to work decided to drive, their cars would circle the Earth with a line of traffic 23,000 miles long.

The average American spends one out of every $5 on auto-related expenses and puts in the equivalent of ten 40-hour work weeks driving each year.

Each commuter who stops driving to work alone and starts taking public transit would save 200 gallons of gasoline per year.

Hsing-Hsing, the Giant panda who resided at The National Zoological Park until his death in late 1999, loved Starbucks blueberry muffins.

Hawks see nearly eight times better than humans because their retinas have 1.5 million receptors, compared to man’s 200,000 receptors.

With over 4 million visitors annually, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Zoo (Tampa, Fla.) is the most-visited zoo in the country.

With over 6 million visitors annually, Living Seas, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., is the most-visited aquarium in the country.

When washing rings or other small pieces of jewelry under a faucet, place the jewelry in a colander to avoid losing the ring down the drain.

Mt Waialeale, Kauai, Hawaii has more rain than any other city in the world. Mt Waialeale averages 350 rainy days per year.

The largest carnivore in the world is the southern elephant seal. The animal averages 21’4” in length and weighs 7,716 pounds.

Little Big Horn Battlefield in Montana was the first national monument in the country. It was established January 29, 1879.

The longest flight of stairs in the world is at Niesenbahn funicular railway, in Spiez, Switzerland. It has 11,674 steps.

The first book published in the US was Massachusetts Bay Colony: The Oath of a Free-Man, which came out in 1638.

The Australian tennis player Rod Emerson has won more Grand Slam event singles titles (12) than any other player in history.

Rompers, the little one-piece outfits for babies, were originally called skeleton suits and became popular for boys around 1780.

Some favorite toys of the past are completely unfamiliar to today’s children, including hoops for rolling, and battledore or shuttlecocks.

The first domestic videocassette recorders were sold in 1974, but the cost of both machines and tapes was prohibitively expensive.

The Cannes Film Festival was conceived in 1938 by two French journalists — as they traveled by train to the Venice Film Festival.

Shakespeare was the first person to use certain words that are now common, including “hurry,” “bump,” “eyeball” and “anchovy.”

Bridgeport was the home of P.T. Barnum for much of his adult life, as well as the winter headquarters for his famous circus.

Between 1956-1962, Elvis Presley had 30 consecutive Top 10 singles. He continues to hold the record for consecutive Top 10 singles.

Dr Seuss was born Theodor Seuss Geisel. His mother’s maiden name had been Seuss, and that’s where Dr Seuss got his name.

Each of the top ten grossing films starring Harrison Ford have earned more than $200 million at the world box office level.

Annie Edison Taylor was the first person to go over Niagara Falls and survive. Ms Taylor went over the mighty Falls in a barrel on October 24, 1901.

John Wayne’s real name was Marion Michael Morrison. His career included more than 150 movies, and lasted more than 48 years.

The soundtrack to Oklahoma! became the first certified million-selling album in the United States on August 18, 1958.

In the first Disney sound animation film, Steamboat Willie (1928), Walt Disney himself recorded the squeaky voice of Mickey Mouse.