1. The entire U.S. Interstate Highway System cost $114 billion to construct . . . or around $660 billion in today’s dollars. It contains nearly 50,000 miles of roads, and 93% of them are toll-free.
2. A study found that the song “Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites” by Skrillex acts as a mosquito repellent due to its low-frequency vibrations. Scientists say that mosquitoes exposed to the song have sex “far less often” than typical mosquitoes.
3. Honey bees can “tell time” and can experience jet lag.
4. It would take a sloth roughly 6.6 hours to travel a mile.
5. The normal time it takes most people to fall asleep at night is between 10 and 20 minutes.
