Even after the U.S. Treasury stops minting pennies, they’ll still be legal tender. There are about 114 billion pennies currently in circulation.

There’s a moose for every four humans in Newfoundland – an estimated total of 125,000.

Kit Kat candy bars are popular in Japan because in Japanese, “Kit Kat” or “Kitto Katto” sounds a lot like Kitto Katsu, which is Japanese for “you’ll certainly win.”

First lady Sarah Polk, wife of President James Polk, banned dancing, card games, and hard liquor from the White House for religious reasons.

The feijoa, also known as pineapple guava, is the unofficial national fruit of New Zealand. Its relatively short shelf life means it’s not commercially viable, so most people who grow feijoas in their yards give them away.

This article appears in May 30 • 2025.

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