- Kepler 452B is a newly discovered planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a solar system outside our own in the constellation Cygnus. It is described as the closest twin to earth found to date.
- The shore of the Dead Sea, shared by Israel, the West Bank and Jordan, is the earth’s lowest point on dry land, at 418 meters (1,371 feet) below sea level.
- Scherzando in English means ‘joking’.
- Nimbostratus are dark, low-lying clouds normally accompanied by light or moderate rain.
- The current heavyweight boxing champion is American Deontay Wilder, who beat Bermane Stiverene of Canada in January of this year.