When written down, the word 'forty' is the longest word in the English language to have all of its letters in alphabetical order.

In 1948 and 1950 the oldest ears of popping corn were discovered. They were located in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico. They ranged in size from smaller than a penny to approximately two inches, and were about 4,000 years old.

Nearly one third of New York City public school teachers send their own children to private schools.

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