If you could get in your car right now and start driving nonstop to the moon at 55 miles per hour (88 kph), you would get there in a little over six months (27 weeks). If your car could get 20 miles per gallon (8.5 km per liter) on this trip, you would need 12,500 gallons (47,300 liters) of fuel.
Category: Travel and Geography
Outer Space Begins
Outer space officially begins at 50 miles (80 km) above the ground.
What the Boy Wanted
Several years ago a boy in South Africa discovered a nice diamond. He traded it for what he wanted most: 500 sheep, some oxen and a horse.
Average Income
Most of the people in the world have an average annual income under $200.
Pennies
A mile of pennies laid out is $844.80. By this standard, America is about $2.5 million wide from coast to coast.
Cash Outside America
There is more American money outside of the USA than inside. According to the US Treasury Department, $6 of every $10 in US money is overseas.
Moving to Florida
Almost one-half million people move to Florida every year.
Burial
In some societies, dead people are buried vertically, not horizontally.