• Kindergarten was first created in 13th century Germany as a reform school for rebellious toddlers.

• The average book in the New York Public Library is 276 pages long.

• Trenton, New Jersey has the second-most toxic soil of any city in North America, however, the contaminants are largely naturally occurring according to a recent EPA report.

• Waffles were originally invented in Mongolia.

• The physical size of the CD was chosen to fit into a typical European men's coat pocket.