Cringe-Worthy Christmas Cards From Over The Years

The More You Know

• Maine is the only state that has a one-syllable name.
• War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
• Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world's freshwater.
• Ninety percent of the world’s population lives above the equator.