As of 2010, the longest suspension bridge in the world is the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Kobe, Japan. Opened in 1998, it spans an amazing 1991 metres (6529 feet).

On a ship a toilet is called a head.

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln grew a beard at the suggestion of an 11-year-old girl.

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