1. In ancient times, doctors used spiderwebs to make bandages for their patients.
2. About 98% of your thoughts each day are the same thoughts you had the previous day.
3. The microwave was invented by accident in 1945 when an engineer working close to high-powered radars noticed the candy bar in his pocket had melted.
4. Bees must collect nectar from 2 million flowers to produce one pound of honey
5. Hummingbirds do everything fast. In just one minute, they can flap their wings 50 times, have their heartbeat 1200 times, and take 250 breaths of air.
6. Tigers and house cats have 95.6% similar DNA. -
7. It takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds for sunlight to reach the Earth.
8. In Laguna, Brazil, dolphins help fishers catch fish. The dolphins round up the fish and signal the fishermen to cast their nets. More than 200 families rely on the daily catch.
9. The Bibhorr formula is a new mathematical formula to calculate the angles of a right angle triangle without using Sine and Cosine functions. Once the length of all sides is known, the numbers are plugged into the formula, resulting in the angle opposite the middle-sized side. The formula is: 90*(Longest Side + Medium Side - Shortest Side)^2 / (Medium Side)^2 + 1.5*(Longest Side)*(Longest Side + Medium Side - Shortest Side)
10. In the 1830's ketchup was marketed as a medicine for an upset stomach and rheumatism. - 11. There is always an even number of rows on a corn cob.
12. Scientific studies suggest that eating a handful of pistachio nuts per day helps reduce cholesterol and maintain a healthy heart.
13. Scientific studies suggest that eating a handful of pistachio nuts per day helps reduce cholesterol and maintain a healthy heart. 65 12171 Food The Banana tree is not really a tree; it is actually a giant herb plant. It can grow up to 25 feet tall, making it the largest herb in the world
14. Hyenas have exceptional strength. Their heart is twice the size of a lion's heart.
15. A bullet shot out of a rifle can exit the barrel at speeds up to 2796 miles/h (4500 km/h). That's more than three times the speed of sound.
16. Chopping up onions activates a chemical reaction that releases sulfur gas. Water in the human eye reacts with sulfur gas to create sulfuric acid. Although the amount of acid is tiny, it's enough to cause a burning sensation in the eye.
17. Sloths are the slowest animals on Earth. They also sleep a lot, 15 to 18 hours per day, while hanging upside down.
18. The South American fish "Pacu" is the world's only fish that eats nuts. Its jaws are so powerful that it can crack open nuts underwater
19. The planet Venus is named after the Roman goddess of love. It is the brightest planet in the night sky and the only planet to be named after a female
20 A giraffe's hearte weighs more than 10 kilograms (22lbs) and beats twice as fast as the human heart. - i
21. Your nose contributes to taste more than your tongue. Around 80% of taste is actually coming from your smell receptors. Hold your nose when you eat something, and you'll see its 'taste' will not be as strong. - i
22. The first cell phone was unveiled in 1973 by Motorola. It is now referred to as "the brick phone" because of its large size.
23. The planet Venus is named after the Roman goddess of love. It is the brightest planet in the night sky and the only planet to be named after a female -
24. Hummingbirds can fly up, down, left, right, forward, backward, and upside down too!
25. Earthworms have on average five hearts and no lungs. They absorb oxygen through their skin.
26. The human sneeze can travel faster than 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). It is not recommended to hold back a sneeze, as the extreme pressure may cause ear damage.
27. In 1979, two couples with their children escaped East Germany in a homemade hot air balloon. The balloon climbed to 6000 feet and landed in West Germany. It was their second attempt; their first landed 200 yards short of the border.
28. An octopus has nine brains and three hearts. It has one central brain plus eight additional brains inside each tentacle.
29. Cube-shaped watermelons in Japan cost two to three times the normal price, about $90US. Their cube shape helps to save space in the fridge
30.25 tons of seaweed is needed to produce 15kg of iodine.
31.93 percent of all water onboard the International Space Station is recycled. NASA has even installed a high-tech water filter that turns urine into water. The US astronauts drink it, but the Russian astronauts refuse, although they don't mind handing over their urine to the Americans.
32. It's a common belief that humans use only 10 percent of their brains. MRI imaging has shown that humans actually use most of their brains, even while sleeping.
33. The atmosphere on Mars is almost entirely made up of carbon dioxide.
34. The densest planet in our solar system is our own Earth. The least dense is Saturn. If all the planets were placed in a massive ocean, only Saturn would float.
35. Around 60 tons of cosmic dust falls to Earth from outer space every day. Every breathing organism inhales some of this ancient dust, which may have formed a star or a planet long ago.
36. The Coqui frog in Puerto Rico is the world's loudest frog. If you are close to it, make sure to wear earplugs. The sound it produces is as loud as a jackhammer.
37. The bullet ant inflicts the most painful sting of all insects. One sting feels like being shot by a bullet. -
38. More than 1000 chemical components contribute to the taste and flavor of the coffee.
39. The flying car Terrafugia can convert into a plane mode in less than a minute. It's expected to start selling in 2016.
40.In 1940, the town of Gorky, Russia received a rain shower of more than 1,000 14th century silver coins. It's thought that a tornado picked up a treasure chest and rained it down the small town
41.The stomping effects in the song "We Will Rock You" by Queen were created by the band themselves clapping and stomping. They then recorded the sound over itself (overdubbed) with delays to make it sound like many people were clapping and stomping.
42. One pistachio tree can produce 50,000 nuts each year.
43.It takes a worker bee 5 weeks to produces less than 1/10 of a teaspoon of honey.
44.The stomping effects in the song "We Will Rock You" by Queen were created by the band themselves clapping and stomping. They then recorded the sound over itself (overdubbed) with delays to make it sound like many people were clapping and stomping.
45. The planet Saturn has 62 moons. One of its moons named Titan, is the only one in our solar system known to have an atmosphere
46. Originally, biscuits were baked twice, leaving them very hard and almost tasteless. "Bis" comes from Latin meaning "twice," and "cut" from the French meaning "baked."
47. Studies show that traffic and air pollution are responsible for 12% of heart attacks worldwide.
48. The hair on your head has a lifespan between 2 to 7 years. At the end of its life, the hair strand will fall out and another will start growing in its place.
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