Trivia Of The Day October 6

If one wanted to make the trip from the U.S. East Coast to the West Coast by steamboat in the mid-19th century, one needed to be prepared for a long journey. The SS California's first voyage left New York Harbor on October 6, 1848, making the trip to San Francisco, California via Cape Horn in four months, 21 days.

The Siberian tiger is the largest member of the cat family. Only about 500 remain in the wild. In 1995, the zoo on the English island of The Isle of Wight had to give special training to its Siberian tigers as it was the first time they had ever seen snow.

Siberian tiger Pixiebay

A car tire rotates 32,000,000 times in its average lifetime.

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