10 Daily Facts (13 May)

1. Turkey can be stored in the freezer (unopened and uninterrupted) for up to 2-3 years and still be safe to cook.

2. The area encircling the Pacific Ocean is called the "Ring of Fire," because its edges mark a circle of high volcanic and seismic activity (earthquakes). Most of the active volcanoes on Earth are located on this circumference.

3. Blood is 92 percent water and the brain and muscles are 75 percent water.

4. PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS. At 45 letters, this is the longest word you'll find in a major dictionary.

5. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan.

6. The conventional wisdom that one dog year equals seven human years is an oversimplified view of how old your dog is in human years. Although a dog's age averages out this way, there is quite a bit of variation. For example, dogs mature more quickly than children in the first couple of years.

7. The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York Harbor on June 19, 1885, as a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States. Sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi's Liberty Enlightening the World measures 151 feet high and has come to symbolize freedom and democracy nationwide.

8. If you keep counting, you have to reach One Thousand to see the letter “A”.

9. Maine is the only state with one syllable in its name.

10. Neptune is the third largest planet in the Solar System, much smaller than the real giants, Jupiter and Saturn, and only a little bigger than Uranus.