1) The Cannes Film Festival, held annually in France, is one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world.

2) The human body contains enough carbon to make over 9,000 pencils.

3) The world's largest volcano, Mauna Loa in Hawaii, is also one of the most active. It stands over 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) above sea level.

4) The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a stock market index that tracks the performance of 30 large, publicly owned companies in the United States.