1) The term "cloud computing" refers to the delivery of computing services, including storage, databases, and software, over the internet rather than on a local server.

2) The shortest scheduled commercial flight lasts just 1.7 miles and connects two Scottish islands, Westray and Papa Westray.

3) The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius," which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger."

4) The abolition of slavery in the United States was officially proclaimed with the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in 1865.