Tidbits

• The silk that a spider spins for its web is about five times stronger than steel.

• Pony Express riders were as young as 11 years old, and none weighed more than 120 pounds. Buffalo Bill was a Pony Express rider. Most of the horses used were mares (females).

• The highest recorded temperature in the world was 136 degrees Fahrenheit at Al Azizia, Libya on September 13, 1922 .

• Hostess Twinkies were originally called Little Shortcake Fingers by their inventor, James Dewar in 1930.

• A konimeter is an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.