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 first successful consumer digital camera, the Apple QuickTake 100, was released in 1994 and had a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels.

3) The world's tallest waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela, with a height of about 3,212 feet (979 meters).

4) The human body contains enough carbon to make over 9,000 pencils.