According to statistics, the United States annually spends 500.000.000.000 (500 billion) matches.
The Subjects of Louis IX the King of France were branded with a hot iron as a sign of loyalty.
70% of life on Earth consists of bacteria.
The temperature of a raindrop is on average lower than the air temperature by about 3 degrees Celsius.
More people are using blue toothbrushes rather than the red ones.
The first ice cream was made in the 18th century in the Sicilian town of Taormina with the help of snow from the slopes of Mount Etna, the only live volcano in Europe.
