Stupid Facts

• The word ALPHABET is derived from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet - ALPHA and BETA.

• The word vaccine originates from the Latin word for cow - VACCA from which they were first derived from.

• 3³ + 4³ + 5³ = 6³

• Humpty Dumpty was a cannon.

• The maximum prize one could earn on a single day of Jeopardy! is $566,400.

• Ice is a mineral.

• 97% of the Earth's water is in the oceans.
  (see The Water Cycle)

• Lake Baikal in the south central part of Siberia is 5,712 feet (1.7 kilometers) deep. It's about 20 million years old and contains 20 percent of Earth's fresh liquid water.

• On average, there are about 100 lightning strikes every second worldwide.

• There is a glacier at the equator on Mt. Cotopaxi in Ecuador.

• Reno, Nevada is further West than Los Angeles, California.

• Howie Mandel was the voice of Gizmo in the movie Gremlins.