Airline Ticketing Agent Saves Two Girls from Boarding the Flight That Could Have Been Their Last

The More You Know

• A blue whale's tongue weighs as much as an elephant.
• Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
• The Eiffel Tower was inaugurated the same year Nintendo was founded.
• Armadillos swallow air to become buoyant when they swim.