There are around 2,000 thunderstorms happening on Earth at all times.
A baby can cost new parents 750 hours of sleep in their first year.
The 442nd Infantry Regiment, a largely Japanese American unit that served during WWII, did so while their families were held in internment camps. Their motto was "Go for Broke" and they were the most decorated unit in U.S. military history.
In 1567, the man said to have the longest beard in the world died after he tripped over his beard running away from a fire.