Jackrabbits can reach a speed of fifty miles per hour and can leap as far as twenty feet.

In 1693, the postage rate of a letter was determined by how much light went through the letter. The less the light went through the letter the more expensive the rate would be. This technique was referred to as candling.

Soil that is heated by geysers are now making it possible to produce bananas in Iceland.

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