1) The world's first speeding ticket was issued in 1902 to a motorist who was driving at the astonishing speed of 45 miles per hour (72 km/h).

2) The world's largest volcano, Mauna Loa in Hawaii, is also one of the most active. It stands over 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) above sea level.

3) The first commercial mobile phone, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, was released in 1983 and weighed nearly 2 pounds.

4) The universe is estimated to be around 13.8 billion years old.