- The ancient Greeks first grew carrots as a form of medicine and not a food.
- Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.
- Your small intestine is the largest internal organ in your body.
- An average cumulus cloud weighs more than 70 adult T-Rexes.
- The Earth weighs 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
- Fibonacci numbers are named after Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa (better known as Fibonacci) who introduced them to Western Europe after they had earlier been described by Indian mathematicians. They are related to the golden ratio and proceed in the following order: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, .... Can you see the pattern?.
- Worker ants may live for 7 years and the queen up to 15.
- Red blood cells are produced in bone marrow.
- Greyhounds can reach speeds of up to 67kph (42mph).
- The fastest insect is the Australian dragon fly (its top speed is 57 km/h (35mp/h)).
|
reload more facts