1) The first bank in the world, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, was established in Italy in 1472 and is still in operation today.

2) The average person spends about 4 years of their life driving a car.

3) The world's oldest tree is believed to be a bristlecone pine named "Methuselah" in California, estimated to be over 4,800 years old.

4) The tongue of a blue whale is so big that about 50 people could stand on it.