The Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf are connected by the Hormuz Strait.  It is the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world’s most strategically important choke points.

The Sahara Desert in northern Africa is more than 23 times the size of southern California’s Mojave Desert.

Cats are feline, dogs are canine, and sheep are ovine.

In January and February, the average temperature in the high Arctic is -29 F.

Bill Clinton (former US President) was born with the name William Jefferson Blythe, 4th, after his late father. He legally changed his last name to that of his stepfather when he was 16.

The average person eats 50 tonnes of food and drinks 50,000 litres (11,000 gallons) of liquid during his life.

The Virginia opossum has a gestation period of only 12-13 days.

After spending hours working at a computer display, look at a blank piece of white paper. It will probably appear pink.

Cats’ hearing is much more sensitive than humans and dogs.

The tip of a bullwhip moves so fast that the sound it makes is actually a tiny sonic boom.