Catnip is ten-times more effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET, the main substance used in insect repellents.

The highest toll paid by a ship to cross the Panama Canal was by the Crown Princess on May 2, 1993 in the amount of $141,349.97 U.S. funds.

In only eight minutes, the Space Shuttle can accelerate to a speed of 27,000 kilometres per hour.

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