Interesting Facts True Or False #2

1. The first person to walk on the moon was alive at the same time as the first person to fly in a plane.

2. Lemons float, but limes sink.

3. Cows kill more people than sharks.

4. The largest lobster ever caught weighed six kilograms.

5. In South Korea, it is a common belief that people can die if they sleep in a closed room with an electric fan running.

6. Richard Nixon resigned as president because he committed a minor crime. The crime that he committed would not be illegal today.

7. The last time a supernova was visible with the naked eye was in 1207. Known as "The Goddess of Light", it was so bright it could be seen during the day for a period of two weeks.

8. Until 2016, the song "Happy Birthday to You" was owned by Warner/Chappell Music. They earned over $2 million dollars a year in royalties, and reportedly sued restaurant chains or other businesses that sang the song in public. Thankfully, the copyright was invalidated and the song is now in the public domain.

9. In 1 year, a Branchiosaurus is believed to produce about 300 eggs.

10. Hawaiian food is more popular than Mexican.

11. Bacon can also come from cows. It is not at all popular since it reportedly has a bad taste and an unsettling texture.

12. On a rotary phone, some numbers were much faster to dial than others. When the U.S. created area codes in the 1940s, it gave the major cities "quicker" area codes. This is why New York City is 212, Chicago is 312, and Los Angeles is 213.

13. A peanut is technically a vegetable.

14. Supernovas are extremely powerful. In fact, a supernova viewed from 150 million kilometers away (33 million miles, the distance from Mars to the Sun) would appear more than 1 million times as bright as a hydrogen bomb that detonated directly in front of your face. If it didn't kill you first.

15. Nickel is the heaviest element a star can make via fusion.

16. If Stephenson 2-18 were replaced by the sun, it would likely engulf Saturn.