2 The approximate number of seconds it takes for the steam-driven catapult on an aircraft carrier to launch a 45,000-pound plane from 0 to 165 miles per hour.

18 The number of minutes it takes to cool hot chocolate into a Hershey's Kiss.

12345 The zip code assigned to General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y.

4,950 The times a penny likely will come up heads, if tossed 10,000 times. The "heads" picture weighs more, so it ends up more often on the bottom.

1,700,000 The spare parts Boeing ships annually to airline customers worldwide

12,345,678,987,654,321 The product of 111,111,111 multiplied by 111,111,111

SOURCES: U.S. NAVY, HERSHEY FOOD CO., U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, FUN FACTS, AND THE BOEING COMPANY