A mid-sized car launched today generates only 5% of the pollution which was generated by a car from fifty years ago.
When water freezes it expands by 10%.
Mercury is only one metal which is liquid when it's at room temperature.
Four out of five people over 100 years old are women.
About 1 out of every 2 million people will die by falling out of bed.
Jupiter is the largest planet in the earths solar system.
The average human with a full head of hair contains between 85,000 to 150,000 hairs.
Giraffes can go without water longer than a camel.
New Zealand is free of heartworm disease and rabies.
Montpelier, VT is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.
Owls are one of the only birds who can see the color blue.
Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns.
The average bank teller loses about $250 every year.
Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food.
Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone and hydroxydeoxycorticosterones are the largest anagrams.
Almost a quarter of the land area of Los Angeles is taken up by automobiles.
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
Human brains are estimated to be 70 to 75% h2o.
The color of a hens earlobes will usually determine the color of the egg shell.
It is against the law in the state of Kentucky to marry a man more than 3 times.
|
|
