Facts

Squirrels eat through 40,000 pine cones a year.

St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest city in the US.

St. Teresa of Avila is the patron saint of chess-players!!

Stag beetles have stronger mandibles than humans.

Stage bows were originally devised as a way for actors to thank the audience. The audience would or would not acknowledge each of the actors in turn, depending on how much they enjoyed the performance.

Stamp collecting is the most popular hobby in the world.

Stanford University engineers Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard started their company in a Palo Alto garage with $1,538. Their first product was an audio oscillator bought by Walt Disney studios for use in the movie Fantasia.