1) DNA, the building block of life, can store incredible amounts of data. It is estimated that one gram of DNA could potentially store about 215 petabytes of data.

2) The word "banana" contains three vowels: A, A, and A.

3) The concept of compound interest can be attributed to the ancient Babylonians, who used it in their banking practices.

4) The first commercially successful video game was "Pong," released in 1972 by Atari.