The first Harry Potter book was given a print run of only 1,000 copies.
Today, these copies are valued at between £16,000 and £25,000 each.
Trivia
Point Nemo
If you want to be really, really alone, head for 48°52.6’S 123°23.6’W in the South Pacific Ocean. That’s “Point Nemo,” the point in the ocean farthest from any land. You’ll be in the middle of 22,405,411 square kilometers of ocean, an area larger than the entire former Soviet Union.
The point on land farthest from any ocean is at 46°16.8’N 86°40.2’E, outside the Chinese city of Urumqi, in the Dzoosotoyn Elisen Desert. It’s 1,645 miles from the nearest coastline.
Self-Reference
The Bible does not contain the word bible.
Palindrome Years
2002 was a palindrome year — it reads the same forward and backward.
They occur only once a century. The next one will be 2112.
Homebodies
Only about 400 people have ever left Earth’s atmosphere. Only 12 have walked on the moon.
Two’s Company
Tommy Lee Jones and Al Gore were roommates at Harvard.
Early Training
The 1987 film Predator starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse Ventura.
Both went on to become United States governors.
Oh, Terrific
Cockroaches are some of the hardiest insects on the planet. They can survive without food for a month, and can live without their heads for up to a week. They can hold their breath for 45 minutes, and they have a very high resistance to radiation.
And they make group decisions.
Who’s There?
The door to the gold vault in Fort Knox weighs 24.6 tons.
Overachiever
Mount Everest is getting taller.
It rises by about 2.5 centimeters each year.