1) The national animal of Canada is the beaver.

2) The sport of golf originated in Scotland and is played on courses with 18 holes, each with a designated par score.

3) The world's oldest known living tree is a bristlecone pine named "Methuselah" in California, estimated to be over 4,800 years old.

4) Orchids are one of the largest families of flowering plants, with over 25,000 species.