1) The shortest scheduled commercial flight lasts just 1.7 miles and connects two Scottish islands, Westray and Papa Westray.

2) The game of basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith in 1891 and has since grown into a global sport played at both amateur and professional levels.

3) The Age of Exploration, during the 15th and 16th centuries, saw European explorers such as Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama reach new lands and establish trade routes.

4) The shortest verse in the Bible is "Jesus wept" (John 11:35).