In a lifetime, the heart pumps about one million barrels of blood.

The nut "filbert" got its name from St. Philbert which is celebrated on August 22nd, which is also when the nut matures.

There was a post office on the Russian space station Mir. Visiting cosmonauts would use unique postal "markers" to stamp envelopes and other items as having flown aboard the Mir space station.

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