Trivia & Amazing Facts
- There is great variation in the number of sounds used in the world's languages. In any given language, the number of consonants range from 6 to 95, and the number of vowels range between 3 and 46. On average, a langauge uses 23 consonants and 9 vowels
- U.S. Interstates which go north-south are numbered sequentially starting from the west with odd numbers, and Interstates which go east-west are numbered sequentially starting from the south with even numbers
- Babies are born without knee caps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2-6 years of age
- Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33
- No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times
