The spinal cord runs from the base of the brain and down the vertebral column, and is part of the central nervous system which controls movement and sensation.

The cheetah is the fastest land animal, capable of reaching speeds up to 60-70 miles per hour in short bursts covering distances up to 1,500 feet, and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to 60 miles an hour in just a few seconds.

J.K. Rowling's full name is Joanne Rowling, but she uses 'Kathleen' as her middle initial in her pen name. Kathleen was her paternal grandmother's name. Rowling added the 'K' to her pen name at her publisher's request, who thought a book by an apparently male author might have more appeal to young boys.

The Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday observed on November 1st and 2nd. It's a time to honor deceased loved ones with vibrant colors, marigold flowers, and traditional food offerings.

As the Moon orbits Earth about once a month, the angle between the Earth, Moon and Sun changes, altering the amount of sunlight reflected off the lunar surface that is visible from Earth. This creates the Moon's characteristic phases from new moon to full moon and back.

The small intestine is a long, highly coiled tube connecting the stomach to the large intestine. While 20 feet long on average when uncoiled, its many folds allow it to fit compactly in the abdominal cavity. The small intestine is where most nutrient absorption takes place during digestion.

Al Capone, the infamous American gangster who operated during the Prohibition era, was nicknamed 'Scarface' due to the scars on his face from a knife attack when he was younger.

The piano is often called a "piano forte" stemming from its original Italian name "gravicèmbalo col piano e forte" which means “harpsichord with soft and loud” because, unlike the harpsichord, the piano can vary the volume of the notes based on the player's touch.

Created by Charles M. Schulz, the Peanuts comic strip was first published in 1950. Snoopy, a beloved beagle, became one of its most iconic characters.

Sir Isaac Newton, an English mathematician and physicist, is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time. His book Principia, published in 1687, laid the foundations for classical mechanics by describing universal gravitation and the three laws of motion, which dominated the scientific view of the physical universe for the next three centuries.