Rivet Magazine » 10 on Center

The core of a baseball is made of rubber-coated cork and is surrounded by layers of yarn, rubber cement and leather.
The sun’s core has a density eight times that of gold and a temperature of 15 million degrees Kelvin.
Omphaloskepsis is the contemplation of one’s own navel as an aid to meditation.
The Mayan word for center is yax and is represented by the symbols for green and blue. Meanwhile, the center of a yak (its chest and heart) is substantially larger than that of all other bovine, which makes it possible for yaks to live at the high altitudes of the Tibetan plateau.
The geographic center of the contiguous United States is in Smith County, Kan. The geographic center of all 50 states is in Butte County, S.D.
The population center of the United States in 1990 was in Crawford County, Mo. In 1790 it was in Kent County, Md., east of Baltimore.
The Center for Disease Control was originally called the Communicable Disease Center and was founded in 1946—one year before the formation of the CIA at the height of McCarthyism.
Cherry pits, peach pits and apple seeds are dangerous if consumed in large quantities. They contain cyanide.
The middle chakra (the fourth) is the Anahat Chakra. It is the chakra of the heart, home of the spirit and of love, manifesting security and confidence in the center.
The Tootsie Pop was born in 1931 and was the first lollipop with a soft center. Tootsie Roll Industries now produces 16 million lollipops daily.