AWESOME FACTS ABOUT EVERYTHING XLVII

1. The value of Pi had been calculated to 105,265 places in 1964. Today, it is calculated to 5 trillion+ places.

2. The fastest roller-coaster went 60+ mph in 1964. Today, the fastest roller-coaster is 149 mph.

3. Ivory Soap first sold in 1879 and is one of Procter & Gamble's oldest products.

4. Alan and Alexander are the two A's in A.A. Milne.

5. More than 90% of the 500 fugitives on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List have been captured or located since its debut in 1950.

6. The Ross Sea is a deep, 1.9 million square mile bay of the southern ocean in Antarctica. It is the southernmost sea on Earth. It derives its name form the British explorer James Ross who visited this area in 1841.

7. "Kaiser" and "Czar" as terms for absolute ruler are both derived from "Caesar". 

8. Selling about 100 million pieces of furniture daily, IKEA is believed to be the world's largest consumer of wood.

9. Of Viennese origin, Danish Pastries were popularized in the U.S. by the Danish chef who prepared them for the wedding of Woodrow Wilson in 1915.

10. In 2013 NOAH ended the 14-year reign of JACOB as the most popular name for newborn boys in the U.S.