Surprise Zone

The latest observations of LBV1806-20, a star 45,000 light-years from Earth, indicate it is between five and 40 million times more luminous than the Sun.

The Cunard Line’s Queen Mary 2, which made its maiden voyage in January 2004, is 1,132 ft (345 m) long, has a beam (width) of 135 ft (41 m), and space for 2,620 passengers and 1,253 crew.

Gottlieb Daimler built the Einspur, a motorized bicycle with an internal combustion engine, in October and November 1885 at Bad Cannstatt, Germany.

The longest ears on a dog each measured 13 in (33.2 cm) in length when they were measured on December 11, 2003.