Maine is the only state that has a one-syllable name.
One area of Canada has a weaker gravitational pull than the rest of Earth.
The first pair of Nike running shoes was made in a waffle iron.
In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.