By Annika Tomlin
Abraham Lincoln lost five elections before he became president.
Rain contains vitamin B12.
Yuma gets over 4,000 hours of sunshine a year, making it the sunniest place on Earth.
Neutron stars can spin as fast as 43,000 times per minute.
Only 41% of items on to-do lists are ever actually done.
While hibernating, the groundhog’s heartbeat slows from 80 to five beats per minute.
The average lifespan of a baseball in a major league game is seven pitches.
It would cost roughly $140 a year if a person ate ramen for every meal.
Until 1948, 7-Up contained lithium citrate, a mood stabilizer used to treat bipolar disorder.
At least an hour of physical activity a day may be required to offset the harmful effects of sitting at a desk for eight hours. CT
