I was just reading this article on Discover magazine about ''20 things we didn't know about hurricanes'' as it was an interesting article.
I definitely didn't know for example #8 due to the earths rotation that the hurricanes in the northern hemisphere spin counterclockwise and those south of the equator spin clockwise or #16 the largest known cyclone ever in physical size was in 1979 as Typhoon ''Tip'' stretched some 1400 miles wide as that's the width of Dallas to Washington D.C.
20 Things You Didn't Know About... Hurricanes - DISCOVER Magazine