This horse-sized animal is the largest member of the deer family with long, dark brown hair, high, humped shoulders and long legs. A pendant of hair-covered skin sometimes reaching 2 feet hangs under the throat. Each April the male moose or bull grows a set of antlers reaching 120-150 cm which he loses in the winter after rutting season.
-- J (Closter, NJ)

Almost half of the world's chameleon species live on the island of Madagascar. This chameleon community is not only the world's largest, it is also the world's most unique; with 59 different species existing nowhere outside of Madagascar.
-- J (Closter, NJ)

May 14, 2008
The Interior Department has decided to protect the polar bear as a threatened species, amid a decline in Arctic sea ice due to global warming, handing environmentalists a major victory. Opponents said it could trigger new obstacles for oil companies seeking to drill in the Arctic
-- J (Closter, NJ)

Members of the White House staff and media frequently use the term "POTUS" to refer to the President of the United States. This shorthand reference is commonly used in memos, office correspondence, notes and other communications. The First Lady is referred to as "FLOTUS."
-- A.N. (Closter, NJ)

John Quincy Adams was the first President who was the son of a President. He was the Sixth President of the United States 1825-1829
-- AN (Closter, NJ)

John Adams was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He served as second President of the United States, first vice-president of the U.S., and as a member of the Continental Congress
-- F.G. (Princeton, NJ)

Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the world's highest railway. Some 596miles of its tracks are located 13,125 above sea level and the highest point is 16,640 at least 656 feet higher than the Peruvian railway in the Andes, which was formerly the world's most elevated track.
-- J.R. (Jackson, MS)

Daylight Savings Time begins March 9th. Yes it is early this year. As a safety reminder, change the batteries in the smoke detectors that you have at home!
-- J (Closter, NJ)

The Iditarod
It's unlike any other event in the world. A race over 1,150 miles of the most extreme and beautiful terrain known to man: across mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate tundra and windswept coastline
-- N.A. (Seattle, WA)

Jimmy has received a lot of email for help with your school projects. Whether it is a Science Project or a Report on a Famous Person. We have the Resources for you. Go to the Biography Category for Famous People. For a science project,go to our Science Category and then to the School Science Projects Sub-Category. The info is there for you to help finish your project!
-- J (Closter, NJ)

Touch is an extremely important sense to insects and like smell insects have developed many different ways to detect mechanical stimulus, these all involve some form of physical change in the receptor, the most common are hairs attached to nerves which react when the hairs are moved.
Insects also use modified forms of the various sensory detectors described above to detect, changes in temperature, humidity and also in some cases to detect infra red radiation, x-ray radiation and the Earth's magnetic field.
-- J.N. (New York, NY)

A pioneering NASA spacecraft is the first to visit Mercury in almost 33 years, soaring over the planet to explore and snap close-up images of never-before-seen terrain. These findings could open new theories and answer old questions in the study of the solar system
-- A.S. (Houston, TX)

Jimmy wants to thank all of you that use HelpMeJimmy! everyday.
Everyone at HelpMeJimmy! extend our Holiday Greetings.
We look forward to Helping you in 2008.
Jimmy, Barker and Crew
-- HMJ (Closter, NJ)

Polar bears are strong swimmers; they swim across bays or wide leads without hesitation. They can swim for several hours at a time over long distances.
-- R.W. (Portland, OR)

When you and your family change all the clocks around your house to Eastern Standard Time
re-program the VCR, Computers,Timers ~ Replace the batteries in all of your Smoke Detectors! This is a very important Safety Message from: JIMMY!
-- J (Closter, NJ)

The adult walrus is huge and can weigh 2000 to 3000 pounds.
-- R.T. (Philadelphia, PA)

December 31, 1974
President Ford lifts the 40-year ban, enacted in 1933, on gold ownership by U.S. citizens.
-- P.F. (Great Neck, NY)

That March 2007 was more than five degrees Fahrenheit warmer than average throughout the contiguous U.S., making it the second warmest March on record, according to scientists at the NOAA National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C
-- H.N. (New York, New York)

Bees have 5 eyes
Bees fly about 20 mph
Bees are insects, so they have 6 legs
Male bees in the hive are called drones
Female bees in the hive (except the queen) are called worker bees
-- T.C. (Laguna Beach, CA)

Atoms are the basic building blocks of matter that make up everyday objects. A desk, the air, even you are made up of atoms!
There are 90 naturally occurring kinds of atoms. Scientists in labs have been able to make about 25 more.
-- P.J. (San Francisco, CA)

Lake Michigan is the third largest Great Lake by surface area and the sixth largest freshwater lake in the world.
Because Lake Michigan is joined to Lake Huron at the Straits of Mackinac, they are considered one lake hydrologically.
-- J.I. (Ann Arbor, MI)

The Great Lakes contain the largest supply of fresh water on earth; 20% of the earth's total fresh water; 9,402 miles of shoreline; and 94,710 total square miles of surface area (about the size of Texas).... It includes parts of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ontario and Quebec.
-- R.J. (Greenwood, MS)

The blue whale is the largest mammal ever to inhabit the Earth. Blue whales have about 300 to 400 baleen plates instead of teeth which they use to strain food from the ocean water. A blue whale can eat up to 7,715 pounds of krill (small shrimp-like organisms) per day!
-- N.K. (Naples, FL)

On July 21, 1969, American Neil Armstrong has become the first man to walk on the Moon. The astronaut stepped onto the Moon's surface, in the Sea of Tranquility, at 0256 GMT, nearly 20 minutes after first opening the hatch on the Eagle landing craft..He was joined by colleague Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin at 0315 GMT and the two collected data and performed various exercises - including jumping across the landscape - before planting the Stars and Stripes flag at 0341 GMT.
-- C.C. (Stamford, CT)

Poison Ivy
The best way to avoid the rash is to learn what the plants look like and stay away from them. If you come into contact with the plants, wash your skin and clothing right away and call a doctor!
-- M.B. (Pittsburgh, PA)

THE WALRUS has to eat thousands of krill and shellfish each day. With its thick whiskers, the walrus feels around in the water for krill .
-- R.P. (Los Angeles, CA)

Summer shouldn't mean taking a break from learning, especially reading. Studies show that most students experience a loss of reading skills over the summer months, but children who continue to read actually gain skills
-- J.T. (Norfolk, VA)

In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year (near June 22) when the Sun is farthest north. In the southern hemisphere, winter and summer solstices are exchanged
-- B.M. (Minneapolis, MN)

The Long Man of Wilmington is a 263 foot carving on the side of a slope. No one really knows how old it is, it could be from Ancient times!
-- R.H. (Eastbourne, Sussex,Engalnd)

The most famous clock in the world is in London,England.Although often referred to as Big Ben, this is actually the nickname of the bell housed within the Clock Tower and Big Ben's official name is the Great Bell.
-- T.P. (London, England)

The Grand Canyon has three of the four eras of geological time. Lot's of fossils, geologic features and different rock types. There are many caves with a large amount of geological, paleontological, archeological and biological resources.
-- N.N. (New City, NY)

Astronomers have found the most Earth-like planet outside our Solar System to date, a world which could have water running on its surface.
-- R.H. (Eastbourne, England)

In 1970, Twenty million people celebrated the first Earth Day. This year Earth Day is Sunday April 22nd
-- S.K. (Toledo, OHIO)

Do ostrichs put their heads in the sand? Actually, that's a myth: ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand! When an ostrich senses danger and cannot run away, it flops to the ground and remains still, with its head and neck flat on the ground in front of it. Because the head and neck are lightly colored, they blend in with the color of the soil. From a distance, it just looks like the ostrich has buried its head in the sand, because only the body is visible
-- R.L. (New York, NY)

"Uncle Tom's Cabin" written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was published in the National Era in forty installments.
For her story Mrs. Stowe was paid $300 (1852)
-- A.N. (Closter, NJ)

When you and your family change all the clocks,
re-program the VCR, Computers,Timers around your house to Day Light Savings Time~ Replace the batteries in all of your Smoke Detectors! This is a very important Safety Message from: JIMMY!
-- J (Closter, NJ)

March 4,2007 is the official start of the Famous Iditrod Dog Sled Race that goes for 1150 miles across Alaska ( mountain ranges, frozen rivers, dense forests, desolate tundra and windswept coastline)
-- J.M. (Portland, OR)

In Alaska, Seward's Day commemorates the signing of the treaty by which the United States bought Alaska from Russia, signed on March 30, 1867.
The US bought Alaska for:7.2 million Dollars, or 2 cents per acre.
-- M.M. (West Orange, NJ)

On March 11,2007 the United States starts Daylight Savings Time 3 weeks earlier than the past. Congress passed a law to change the date of DST in order to save energy.
-- J.S. (Queens, NY)

On March 3, 2007 there will be a Full Lunar Eclipse. Starting at Dusk you will be able to see the Moon Eclipsing the Sun (as long as is isnt too cloudy). The next Full Lunar Eclipse will be August 28,2007.
-- A.N. (Closter, NJ)

It took 14 Years to carve/build Mount Rushmore and it cost $989,992.32.
-- J.P. (Butte, Montana)

Carved into the southeast face of a mountain in South Dakota are the faces of four presidents, a memorial to American history. The faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln look down from their stoney heights
-- J.P. (New York, NY)

Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 Lincoln was born in Hardin County, KY . Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States (1861-1865)
He died on April 14, 1865.
-- J.J. (Monroe, LA)

The equation for converting Fahrenheit to Celsius is: ((Deg. F) - 32) x (5/9) = Deg. C
-- G.F. (Chicago, IL)

February is Black History Month. Black History Month Theme for 2007 is dedicated to the struggles of peoples of African descent to achieve freedom and equality in the Americas during the age of emancipation
-- J.T. (Memphis, TN)

The earliest American reference to Groundhog Day can be found at the Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center at Franklin and Marshall College: February 4, 1841 - from Morgantown, Berks County (Pennsylvania) storekeeper James Morris' diary..."Last Tuesday, the 2nd, was Candlemas day, the day on which, according to the Germans, the Groundhog peeps out of his winter quarters and if he sees his shadow he pops back for another six weeks nap, but if the day be cloudy he remains out, as the weather is to be moderate."
-- C.J. (State College, PA)

We used to think that leaves changing color in autumn was triggered by cooler temperatures. This was a good guess, but it's actually caused by the days getting shorter. More specifically, it's the amount of daylight. This is referred to as a photoperiod, which is the amount of sunlight in one day. A chemical called phytochrome "measures" the photoperiod.
-- P.K. (Portland, ME)

The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Government in 1867 for $7.2 Million. That's less than 2 cents an acre!
-- p.l. (Anchorage, AK)

Global Warming resulting in climate change is the main threat to polar bears today. A diminishing ice pack directly affects polar bears, as sea ice is the platform from which they hunt seals. Although the Arctic has experienced warm periods before, the present shrinking of the Arctic's sea ice is rapid and unprecedented.
-- M.T. (Seattle, WA)

All that is necessary for an avalanche is a mass of snow and a slope for it to slide down. For example, have you ever noticed the snowpack on a car windshield after a snowfall? While the temperature is cold, the snow sticks to the surface and doesn't slide off. After temperatures warm up a little, however, the snow will "sluff," or slide, down the front of the windshield, often in small slabs.
-- G.G. (Denver, Colorado)

The first e-mail was sent over the Internet in 1972.
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

If you leave Tokyo by plane at 7:00am, you will arrive in Honolulu at Approximately 4:30pm the previous day. The reason is that you travel across the International Date Line.
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

"Bookkeeper" is the only word in English language with three consecutive Double letters.
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

On December 7,1941, Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese Imperial Navy. There were over 100 U.S. Navy Ships at Pearl Harbor. See the List of Ships: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq66-2.htm
-- O.P. (San Diego, CA)

The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses every letter in the alphabet.
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop...even your heart.(Oh Boy!! Jimmy!)
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no-one knows why. ("Maybe it's because no one's there to wait and find out" Jimmy!)
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

No word in the English dictionary rhymes with month, orange, silver and purple.
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

The Pilgrims did not call their feast: " Thanksgiving" The original feast was in 1621, sometime between September 21 and November 11. The holiday was three days long. The feast was based on English harvest festivals, after that first harvest was completed by the Plymouth colonists.
-- H.W. (Pittsburgh, PA)

That each of the seven spikes on the Statue of Liberty's Crown stand for the seven continents of the world
-- B.N. (Closter, New Jersey)

In 1796 ,George Washington authorized the building of the Montauk Lighthouse in Montauk Point, Long Island, New York
-- S.G. (Dix Hills, NY)

Bridges not only get you across a valley or a body of water; they influence the development of cultures, environments and lives in more ways than we can count.
-- R.H. (London, England)

Most porpoises and dolphins navigate by using echolocation
-- A.N. (Closter, NJ)

The paper clip was invented in 1899 by Johann Vaaler of Norway.
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

Not until after the Declaration of Independence there isn't any record of the tomato as being grown in the U.S. . Thomas Jefferson, a remarkably progressive Virginia farmer as well as a statesman, grew tomatos on his plantation in 1781.
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

The following words contain no Vowels: Rhythm, Sky, Fry, Cry
-- T.D. (Richmond, VA)

Ben Franklin was the inventor of the Odometer.As postmaster, Ben was assigned the task of mapping mail routes for the local towns. He went out riding on this carriage to measure the routes and soon realized how important it was to keep track of the distances. Consequently, he invented a simple odometer attached to his carriage
-- R.T. (Philadelphia, PA)

Each year several southern humpback whale groups leave their feeding grounds in the Antarctic to begin their epic voyage of approximately 10,000 Kilometres. One of the groups travel up along the eastern seaboard of Australia, passing Cape Byron on their way to their birthing and mating grounds in the sub tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef beyond Hervey Bay.
-- C.C. (Perth, Australia)

My current event for today was that OPEC is going to reduce oil production by 1.2 million barrels of oil a day, because it wants to keep oil prices higher and do not want oil prices to go lower
-- C.H. (New York, NY)

What is written on the Statue's tablet? The tablet of law, held in the Statue's left hand, has the date of American Independence July 4, 1776, written on it in Roman numerals (July IV, MDCCLXXVI)
-- J.T. (Jersey City, New Jersey)

The tallest iceberg recorded is in the North Atlantic, and is 550 feet.
-- JF (Halifax Novia Scotia, NS)

Contemporary Iraq occupies the territory that historians traditionally have considered the site of the earliest civilizations of the ancient Near East. Geographically, modern Iraq corresponds to the Mesopotamia
-- C.T. (LaJolla, CA)

Smaller Icebergs are called growlers because of the sound they make when trapped air escapes as the iceberg melts, which sounds like the growl of an animal.
-- J.F. (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

I am a 7th Grade Science Teacher and can not beleive that the "experts" are saying that Pluto is no longer a planet!!! What about all of the text books, materials and solar system models we have and use??? HELP ME JIMMY!
-- M.S. (New York, NY)

The gorilla is the largest living primate. Males typically weigh about 400 pounds in the wild and are often much heavier in captivity. WOW!!
-- TJ (Salina, CA)

Once a year in Valencia,Spain thousands of people throw tomatoes at one another at the La Tomatina Festival.
-- L.P. (Dallas, TX)

The planet Pluto is only 1,400 miles in diameter. It is never closer than 2,670,000,000 miles from Earth. Tha's really far away!!!!! Note; Photo is a Hubble Portrait of the "Double Planet" Pluto & Charon (Pluto's Moon)
-- W.T. (Tallahasse, FL)

The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone". A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation (Holland 1993).
-- SS (Birmingham, AL)

Herbert Hoover was the first President of the United States to have a telephone on his desk. Who do you think he called? Ordered pizza????
-- M.K. (Chicago, IL)

The entire population of Gray Whales migrates past the Big Sur coastline twice a year. Once when going south to the lagoons of Mexico (late fall-early winter) and once again when returning to Alaska (late winter-early spring).
-- T.J. (Salinas, CA)

Oak trees can start producing acorns when they are 20 years old, but sometimes can go all the way to 50 years for the first production. By the time the tree is 70 to 80 years old it will produce thousands of acorns
-- H.T. (Atlanta, GA)

Mount Logan is the highest mountain in Canada and the second highest in North America. The Logan massif rises about 3000 m from the surrounding glaciers and has the largest base circumference of any mountain on Earth
-- T.B. (Lansing, MI)

If you left the Earth at 200 Mile(s) per Hour or less than 0.01% the speed of light it would take 27.8 years to reach the Planet Mars.
-- K.T. (Providence, RI)

In 1888 Helena,Montana had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world.
-- B.R. (Helena, Montana)

I found a great image of Mount Vesuvius taken from a satellite when I was Searching on Volcanoes in Help Me Jimmy! Thanks
-- J.K. (Brooklyn, NY)

The Boiling Point of Gold is 5173F (2856C) WOW!!! That's Hot!! Does anyone know the melting point of silver???
-- P.H. (Raleigh, NC)

John and Abigal Adams was the first family to ever live in the White House
-- Z.S. (Closter, New Jersey)

The first widespread use of aerial vehicles (HOT AIR BALLOONS) for military purposes occurred early in the U.S. Civil War.
-- T.M. (Knoxville, TN)

History teaches that a lack of hurricane awareness and preparation are common threads among all major hurricane disasters. By knowing your vulnerability and what actions you should take, you can reduce the effects of a hurricane disaster. This year Hurricane Preparedness Week is May 21-27, 2006.
-- J.M. (Tampa, FL)

The Outstanding Public Debt as of 24 May 2006 at 01:15:18 AM GMT is: The estimated population of the United States is $298,768,662 so each citizen's share of this debt is $27,952.88.
-- R.R. (Alexandria, VA)

The colobus is the most arboreal of all African monkeys and rarely descend to the ground. Traveling among the trees, the monkeys use branches as trampolines, jumping up and down on them to get liftoff for leaps of up to 50 feet. They rise up and then drop downward, falling with outstretched arms and legs until they reach another branch. Their mantle hair and tails are believed to act as a parachute during these long leaps.
-- K.L. (Tallahasse, FL)

March 3, 2006: Backyard astronomers, grab your telescopes. Jupiter is growing a new red spot.
-- S.S. (Birmingham, AL)

Aircraft carrier sunk in Gulf of Mexico to create artificial reef . Navy divers blew holes in a retired aircraft carrier and sent the 888-foot USS Oriskany to the bottom of the sea Wednesday, forming the world's largest deliberately created artificial reef.
-- P.F. (Eugene, OR)

This Year The United States Mint estimates it will cost 1.23 cents per penny to produce and 5.73 cents per nickel to produce, because of current metal prices.
-- F.S. (Flushing, New York)

it takes about 13 muscles to smile :) and 43 to frown :(
-- B.N. (Closter, New Jersey)

On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh completed the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in history, flying his Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" 5,810 kilometers (3,610 miles) between Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, and Paris, France, in 33 hours, 30 minutes.
-- A.S. (Baltimore, MD)

It's the Empire State Buildings 75th Anniversary!!:From the time the construction began on March 17, 1930, the building's steel frame rose at an average rate of four and a half floors per week. To speed construction, the building's posts, beams, windows and window frames were made in factories and put together on the site. 60,000 tons of steel was brought in from the steel mills in Pennsylvania, 310 miles away, by train, barges and trucks.
-- C.H. (New York, NY)

The "White House" received its name when the presidential mansion was burnt down and covered in whitewash to conceal the stains during the British invasion of Washington D.C. during the War of 1812.
-- R.N. (Closter, NJ)

The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world. It's around 4,000 miles long!!! Do you know what's the longest river in the world?
-- N.S. (Tenafy, NJ)

Earth Day: April 22nd is a time to celebrate gains we have made and create new visions to accelerate environmental progress. Earth Day is a time to unite around new actions. Earth Day and every day is a time to act to protect our planet
-- P.J. (Santa Fe, New Mexico)

Dinosaurs generally are named after a characteristic body feature, after the place where they were found, or after a person involved in the discovery. Usually the name consists of two Greek or Latin words (or combinations); in order, these are the genus (plural, genera) and the species name
-- J.T. (Santa Barbara, CA)

A compass is a magnet which can align itself within the earth's magnetic field.
-- T.F. (Jefferson City, MO)

One of the biggest of the meat-eating dinosaurs may have hunted in packs, according to experts in Argentina. At least seven T. rex-sized Mapusaurus roseae have been found together in the fossil-rich Patagonia region of the country.
-- C.H. (Toronto, Ontario,Canada)

APRIL 18, 1906:The terrifying rumble of an earthquake shattered the early morning silence of April 18 at 5:15 AM. The quake lasted only a minute but caused the worst natural disaster in the nation's history. Modern analysis estimates it registered 8.25 on the Richter scale
-- KH (San Francisco, CA)

On April 18, 1906, shortly after 5:00 a.m., a great earthquake struck San Francisco and a long narrow band of towns, villages, and countryside to the north-northwest and south-southeast. Many buildings were wrecked; hundreds of people were killed; electric power lines and gas mains were broken. Fires broke out and burned wildly for days, utterly out of control because of severed water mains
-- J.C. (San Francisco, CA)

<<<<<<<<<<< "ONCE in a BLUE MOON">>>>>>>> On Wednesday April 5th Something will happen that has never happened before.... and will never happen again. At precisely three seconds into the second minute of the second hour of the day, your clock/calendars will read 01:02:03 04/05/06
-- N.K. (Closter, NJ)

Benjamin Franklin suggested Day Light Savings time in 1784. But it was first during World War I, in 1916 in several counties in Europe that Day Light Savings was adopted, although it was proposed several times before, but rejected. Spring Foward Fall Back!!!!!
-- C.H. (St. Paul, Minnesota)

The average depth of the oceans is about five times the average elevation of the land. In general, the continents stand about three miles above the ocean floor. According to the National Geographic Atlas, the deepest-known part of the ocean measures 10,924 meters (35,839 feet), in the Marianas Trench near Guam. If the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest (29,141 feet), were to be placed into this trench, it would be covered by over 1.25 miles of water.
-- B.G. (Charlotte, NC)

In the State where I live: Michigan The Highest Elevation: 1,939 (Mt Arvon) The Lowest Elevation: 571 (Lake Erie)
-- T.B. (Lansing, MI)

Daylight Saving Time begins for most of the United States at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of April. Time reverts to standard time at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of October. In the U.S., each time zone switches at a different time Spring forward, Fall back During DST, clocks are turned forward an hour, effectively moving an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening.
-- S.C. (Ithica, NY)

Mammals and Birds are the only warm blooded animals in the Animal Kingdom
-- Z.S. (Closter, New Jersey)

Why is it Called the Dead Sea? Sounds kinda creepy, doesn't it? It's called the Dead Sea because nothing lives in it. It is some of the saltiest water anywhere in the world, almost six times as salty as the ocean!
-- T.G. (Brooklyn, New York)

Baboons are large terrestrial monkeys confined to Africa
-- R.S. (Akron, Ohio)

Antarctica as a whole is the coldest continent on the Earth. The continent covers over 14 million sq km making it 1.5 times the size of the USA. Antartica occupies approximately 9% of the world's land surface. It is divided into two large regions called Greater Antarctica to the east and Lesser Antarctica to the west, although every direction leading from the south pole is actually north
-- T.J. (Cincinnati, Ohio)

The brain is divided into four lobes, each with its own distinct function for learning and reading
-- M.M. (Boston, MA)

There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet
-- Z.S. (Closter, New Jersey)

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.
-- Z.S. (Closter, New Jersey)

A new view of the biggest canyon in the solar system, merging hundreds of photos from NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter, offers scientists and the public an online resource for exploring the entire canyon in detail. This canyon system on Mars, named Valles Marineris, stretches as far as the distance from California to New York. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/
-- T.D. (Salina, California)

Jupiter is so large that all of the other planets in the solar system could fit inside of it.
-- P.J. (Juneau, Alaska)

Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
-- Z.S. (Closter, New Jersey)

Help Me Jimmy Rocks! and Millions of people go onto this website every day!
-- Z.S. (Closter, New Jersey)

Tornadoes only spin clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere and reverse clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
-- r.m. (Closter, NJ)

The Boston Massacre was started when a colonist threw a snowball at a red coat (a british soldier). Only 5 people were killed but people called it a Massacre to get the attention of the other colonies
-- L.J. (Fort Lauderdale, Flordia )

Mark Twain's real name was Samuel Clemens.
-- R.N. (Closter, NJ)

Baseball was really developed before the Civil War, but did not become popular until the 1870s; and that the first baseball team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings.
-- R.N. (Closter, NJ)

The most abundant bird is thought to be the Red-billed Quelea aprox 1.5 Billion in population
-- Z.S. (Closter, New Jersey)

A plant has both male and female parts
-- B.N. (closter, nj)

In the French and Indian war, the Native Americans chose to defend the Brittish, even though the French treated the Native Americans with respect.
-- B.N. (closter, nj)

That Jimmy was featured in a recent "Ask Asa" segment on WNBC-TV (a New York NBC affiliate). The segment, titled "Shield Your Kids From Online Porn," said that Help Me Jimmy "gives children a smart, porn-free search engine, as well as games and plenty of other kid-friendly activities." To read more, click here: http://www.wnbc.com/askasa/7090064/detail.html
-- T.D. (New York, NY)

In the 1700's the colonists and Britian set up the Navigation Act that stated any ship built or exported had to be British and/or under British Control
-- Z.S. (Closter, New Jersey)

The National Weather Service reported that 26.9 inches of snow had fallen in Central Park, the highest tally since records started being kept in 1869.
-- M.N. (New York, NY)

The 2006 Winter Olympics by the numbers: 252: Number of medals to be awarded 2,500: Number of athletes participating 85: Number of countries participating 12: Number of countries that have participated in every Winter Games
-- C.C. (Killington, VT)

The middle colonies (NJ, NY, Penn, and Del) were called the "Breadbasket Colonies" because they produced enough food to feed all thirteen colonies
-- Z.S. (Closter, New Jersey)

The flag of Oregon is the only state flag with different pictures on each side. On the reverse appears a beaver the state animal. Both sides have a field of navy blue with design in gold. The front picture includes a heart shaped shield with an eagle on top, surronded by thirty-three stars. ( The number of states in 1859. )
-- T.P. (Eugene, OR)

Hawaii's State Flag has eight stripes of white, red and blue that represent the eight main islands.
-- G.T. (Honolulu, HI)

More than 20 new species of frogs, including a tiny microhylid frog less than 14mm long were discovered by scientists in the Foja Mountains in Papua, New Guinea lots more discoveries were made as well.
-- C.D. (Boston, MA)

Grover Cleveland is the only United States' President to have been elected to two non-consecutive terms
-- P.R. (New Rochelle, NY)

Giraffes are not mute. They have vocal chords but rarely use them. They don't need to. Their monumental size lets them see and communicate readily with their eyes.
-- M.M. (Chicago, IL)

If you weigh 86 lbs here on Earth, your weight on the Moon is 14.2lbs it's all about Gravity
-- H.T. (Atlanta, GA)

There are at least 5 cars driving on the George Washington Bridge at all times.
-- Z.S. (Closter, NJ)

Footprints left on the moon by astronauts will remain visible for at least ten million years.
-- M.F. (Closter, NJ)

A person living to age 75 will have slept about 220,000 hours, or about 23 years.
-- M.F. (Closter, NJ)

Alaska has 5580 Miles of coastline.
-- Z.S. (Closter, NJ)

A full digestion of food takes an average person about 24 hours.
-- Z.S. (Closter, NJ)

After the Revolutionary War each state acted like their own country.
-- B.N. (Closter, NJ)

The egg is the only cell that you can see without a microscope.
-- A.S. (Closter, NJ)

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing produces 35 million notes a day with a face value of approximately $635 million.
-- R.T. (Tulsa, OK)

The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
-- S.S. (Closter, NJ)

A baby kangaroo is called a joey.
-- A.S. (Closter, NJ)

Ever wonder what the pilgrims and their Native American guests really ate at the first feast? The truth may surprise you. Contrary to popular belief, they didn't sit down to a meal featuring turkey, corn, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. (In fact, they didn't even have forks!)
-- M.T. (Albany, New York)

That the skin is the largest organ in the human body!
-- R.M. (Closter, NJ)

The Supreme Court didn't have it's own building until 1935. Before then, the Court was held in a number of different places, including the U.S. Capitol building.
-- T.D. (Sterling, VA)

A very rare stamp: The 1918 stamp known as the "Jenny" (because of the Curtiss JN-4 Bi-Plane in the stamps design) was inverted (upside down). It was the first American postage stamp for airmail, and sold for 24 cents each. A block of 4 of these stamps was just sold at auction for $2,970,000!!!
-- C.H. (New York, NY)

Did you know it takes a half mile to walk off the calories of ONE Jelly Bean?
-- B.N. (Syracuse, NY)

The states that have the most earthquakes are Alaska and California. The States have the smallest number of earthquakes are Florida and North Dakota. Want to live where there aren't many earthquakes? Move to Antarctica. It has the least earthquakes of any continent. I found this on HelpMeJimmy by searching for earthquakes.
-- A.D. (Burlington, VT)

The Atlantic hurricane season is officially from June 1st to November 30th. These dates were selected because more than 97% of tropical activity occurs during that time. I found this on HelpMeJimmy in the Weather category!!
-- L.J. (Baltimore, MD)

A male kangaroo is called a Boomer. A female kangaroo is called a Flyer.
-- C.D. (Syracuse, NY)

The Nile River flows from South to North.
-- A.K. (Dix Hills, NY)

Artifacts from prehistoric times show that ancient people chewed natural tree gum. A 6,500-year-old wad of gum with teeth marks in it was found in Sweden. Tell that to your Mom!!!
-- L.F. (San Francisco, CA)

Male sea horses hold the eggs.
-- B.N. (Closter, NJ)

The famous London Bridge is no longer in London, England... It's in Lake Havasu City, Arizona USA!!!
-- J.D. (Miami, FL)

Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon on July 20,1969.
-- R.P. (Des Moines, IA)

The bald eagle is not really bald. It actually has white feathers on its head, neck, and tail. Bald is a derivation of the Old English word "balde," which simply means "white." The eagle was named for its white feathers, not because it lacks feathers!
-- A.N. (Closter, NJ)

Benjamin Franklin invented day light savings time.
-- J.L. (Providence, RI)

That there are 17 different types of Penguins.
-- B.B. (San Diego, CA)

Diamond is a 10 hardness on the Moh's scale.
-- C.T. (New York, NY)

Earth is 12,756km in diameter.
-- T.A. (Jupiter, FL)

There are 19 countries that belong to NATO.
-- B.P. (Potomac Falls, MD)

Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet at one place.
-- A.T. (Great Neck, NY)

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to America from France.
-- M.K. (Hoboken, NJ)

That the US Coast Guard was formed by the US Treasury.
-- P.P. (Albany, NY)

Horsepower is the power required to lift 550 pounds by one foot in one second.
-- J.F. (Troy, MI)

If New York City's subway tracks were laid end to end, they would stretch all the way from from New York to Chicago!
-- D.W. (Queens, NY)

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