The highest toll paid by a ship to cross the Panama Canal was by the Crown Princess on May 2, 1993 in the amount of $141,349.97 U.S. funds.

The Ice Man, found in the Italian Alps, is now thought to have been murdered. Scientists found an arrowhead stuck in the man's back. He is now known as the oldest murder victim on record.

A 'jiffy' is a unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

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