1) The word "telephone" contains five vowels: E, E, O, E, and E.

2) The world's oldest known recipe is for beer and is over 4,000 years old.

3) Meryl Streep is an American actress widely regarded as one of the greatest performers in the history of cinema. She has received a record number of Academy Award nominations and has won several awards for her roles in films such as "The Devil Wears Prada" and "Sophie's Choice."

4) The novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee has been translated into more than 40 languages and has sold over 40 million copies worldwide.