A selection of intriguing facts that may come in handy at your next quiz night.
Maine is the closest USA state to Africa - Science Alert
Wombat poop is square - IFL Science
The Canary Islands were named after dogs, not canaries - WorldAtlas
The US Supreme Court ruled in 1893 that a tomato is a vegetable and not a fruit - Nix v Hedden
One teaspoon of neutron star material weighs six billion tons - NASA
Mark Twain was born on the same day Halley’s Comet flew by the earth. He later said “I came in with Halley’s Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it.” Halley’s Comet appeared on April 21, 1910, which is the day Mark Twain died - Stanford
Scotland has over 400 words for "snow" - Guardian
Canada's forests make up nearly 9 percent of the world’s total forest area - NRC
There was a proposed Amendment to the US Constitution in 1916 that would put all acts of war to a national vote, and anyone voting yes would have to register as a volunteer for service in the United States Army - HuffPost
People living in the southern hemisphere see the moon upside down compared to people living in the northern hemisphere - Science Alert
1 out of every 200 men is a direct descendant of Genghis Khan - Discover Magazine
Alaska is the most northern, eastern, and western state in the USA - WorldAtlas