Coffee is the seed of a cherry from the tree genus Coffea

The number of people who starved to death in the last 25 years of the 20th century is less than the number who starved to death in the last 25 years of the 19th century.

The first European to encounter tea was the Portuguese Jesuit Jasper de Cruz in 1560.

Pepsi-Cola was invented by Caleb Bradham in 1890 as “Brad’s Drink” as a digestive aid and energy booster. In was renamed as Pepsi-Cola in 1898.

Watermelons are 97% water, lettuce 97%, tomatoes 95%, carrots 90%, and bread 30%.

The one place where a flag flies all day, never goes up or comes down, and does not get saluted, is the moon.

The largest iceberg ever recorded was 335km (208 miles) long and 97km (60 miles) wide.

There are 1040 islands around Britain, one of which is the smallest island in the world: Bishop’s Rock.

The magnetic south pole was discovered off the coast of Wilkes Land in Antarctica.

The Dead Sea is 365 m (1,200 ft) below sea level.

US citizens watch the most TV. By age 65, an American would have watched the equivalent of 9 years uninterrupted screening, viewing more than 20,000 TV commercials per year.

Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, created Tom and Jerry in 1939.

About 80% of VCRs are made by Japanese companies.

In “Father of the Bride”, Annie and Bryan marry on January 6. But in the opening montage of “Father of the Bride 2″ there is a framed invitation of their wedding which states that they were married on October 9.

The first pop video was Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, released in 1975.

In May 1997, Paul McCartney broke his own world record by obtaining his 81st gold disc.

Paul McCartney was the last bachelor Beatle when he married Linda Eastman in a civil ceremony in London, 1969. Paul’s brother Mike was his best man. No other Beatle attended the wedding.

The longest song to reach number one on the Billboard charts on LP was “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” by Meatloaf, the shortest: “Stay” by Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs.

Lebanon is the top movie-going country – 35,3 movies per person p.a. China is second with 12,3, followed by Georgia (5,6), India (5), Iceland (4,5), Australia is 6th at 3,9 then New Zealand and the US at just under 3,9.

The British anthem was performed the most times in a single performance. In 1909, while waiting for King Edward VII who was getting dressed a German band played the anthem 17 times.

Ulysses Simpson Grant once got a $20.00 fine for speeding on his horse.

Warren Gamaliel Harding was the first president to speak in the radio, and to have one in the White House.

He was also the president to be in office for the least period of time, a month, or 32 days to be exact.

Andrew Jackson’s tombstone does not mention that he served as a president of the United States.

Dwight David Eisenhower was the first American president to hold an airplane pilot’s license.