Keeping a list of important facts is a good way to help you remember what you need to know. But how are you supposed to remember something you didn't even know in the first place? We've got you covered. See, that's where our infamous grab bag of little known facts comes into play. And look! Ooooo, it comes in handy list form!

• Jelly Belly jelly beans were the first jelly beans in outer space when they went up with astronauts in the June 21,1983 voyage of the space shuttle Challenger (the same voyage as the first American woman in space, Sally Ride).



• The Sun travels at a speed of 155 miles per second, but it still takes 230 million years for it to complete a single revolution of the galaxy.



• The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.



• A dolphin's hearing is so acute that it can pick up an underwater sound from fifteen miles away.



• The closest relative to the manatee is the elephant. Scientists think the elephant crawled back into the sea to become a manatee.



• Elephants have been found swimming miles from shore in the Indian Ocean.



• All elephants walk on tip-toe, because the back portion of their foot is made up of all fat and no bone.