In 1949 UNICEF produced the first charity Christmas card. The picture shown on the card was painted by a seven year old girl.

Gopher snakes in Arizona are not poisonous, but when frightened they may hiss and shake their tails like rattlesnakes.

The air at the summit of Mount Everest, 29,029 feet is only a third as thick as the air at sea level.

AMAZING FACTS