Samuel Crowther was the first black bishop of the Church of England.

Dr. David Livingstone named the Victoria Falls in Africa after Queen Victoria.

Oil spills are sometimes broken up using detergent.

The Ethiopian eunuch mentioned in Acts is the first recorded African Christian.

The word "pinniped" means wing-footed, and is applied to walruses, seals, and other aquatic mammals of that variety.

The stonefish is the most poisonous fish in the world.

To eat, starfish push their stomachs outside their bodies.

The Rosetta Stone was discovered near Rosetta, Egypt, in the year 1799, by a French army officer.

The Bay of Fundy in Canada can have incoming tides that rise to as much as 50 feet.

Queen Hatshepsut was the only woman pharaoh of Egypt.

Porcupines have around 30,000 quills on their bodies.

Ancient Egypt had three seasons: the Flood season, the Planting season, and the Harvest season.

A bee must eat 7 pounds of honey for it to make 1 pound of wax.

The French composer Claude Debussy had horns!

Greenland is the largest island on Earth.

About 85 percent of Japan's land is mountainous.

The Mongol Empire was the largest empire in history.

The term "radiation" was coined by Marie Curie.

The ruby is the rarest of all gemstones.