The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.
240
A pipe 2 feet in diameter will allow four times more fluid to pass through it than a pipe 1 foot in diameter.
20
On average, the life span of an American dollar bill is eighteen months.
33
Pollen can travel up to 500 miles in a day.
40
There are more fatal car accidents in July than any other month.
85
The most expensive license plate is the number '1', bought by an Abu Dhabi businessman - costing a staggering $14.3 million!
3
The 1 yen coin can be used as a weight, because it weighs exactly one gram. Also, it can float on water.
19
The full moon causes a tidal wave to roll up the Amazon river once in day and once in night for a period of only three weeks in a year. This results in continuous 4m high wave that can be surfed for up to 13km.
14