There are only about 5 million people in the whole world who were born on February 29, with the odds of being born on Leap Day standing at about 1-in-1,461. Several famous people—including actress and singer Dinah Shore (born 1916), motivational speaker Tony Robbins (born 1960) and hip-hop artist Ja Rule (born 1976)—are leaplings. Leaplings technically only get to celebrate their birthdays once every four years, but they do get to be part of an elite group.
Contrary to popular beliefs, it is not illegal to die in the town of Longyearbyen, Norway.
If you were to write out every number (one, two, three, etc.), you wouldn't use the letter "b" until you reached one billion.
The term "Astronaut" comes from Greek words that mean "Star" and "Sailor".
Albert Einstein was offered a presidential seat in Israel. He declined.