High speed passenger trains in China reach speeds of up to 350 kph (220 mph). | Ian Fleming named his character "James Bond" after real-life ornithologist and author. | The call of the humpback whale is louder than Concorde and can be heard from 500 miles away. | There are more than fifty different kinds of kangaroos. | Bowling pins need to tip over a mere 7 1/2 degrees to fall down.

A year from now you will wish you had started today.