The word maverick came into use after Samuel Maverick, a Texan, refused to brand his cattle. Eventually any unbranded calf became known as a Maverick.
A hippopotamus can run faster than a man can.
A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
Every year about 98% of the atoms in your body are replaced.
Half of the 42 U.S. Presidents are of Irish descent.
