AWESOME FACTS ABOUT EVERYTHING CVII

1. It is illegal to buy, sell, or chew gum in Singapore (for health and sanitary reasons).

2. The sperm whale is the loudest animal on earth. Its clicks can range up to 230 decibels - the sound of a gunshot.

3. Twelve men have walked on the moon.

4. Crayola crayons are made from paraffin wax.

5. Coriander is an annual plant, used as both a spice and herb. In the United States and Canada, cilantro is the name for the plant's leaves, while coriander is the name for its dried seeds.

6. Jefferson Davis graduated as a lieutenant from West Point in 1828. He served as Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce from 1853 to 1857. After a devoted romance of three years, Davis eloped with president-to-be Zachary Taylor's daughter, Sarah Knox Taylor, in 1835. Sadly, she died of malaria after only three months of marriage, in New Orleans. Davis mourned her death the rest of his life.

7. The most common elements on earth are Oxygen (47%), Silicon (27%), Aluminum ((8%), and Iron (5%). The most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen (70%) and Helium (28%).