Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday." This is the festival that New Orleans, Louisiana is famous for having every year. | In 1970, Chip maker Intel purchased a pear orchard to build their corporate headquarters on. | One average, men spend 60 hours a year shaving. | Two million red blood cells die every second. | The noise that is thunder is created when the air around lightning gets rapidly heated and expands at a rate faster than the speed of sound.