Desert Fact

It snowed in the Sahara Desert in 1979.

Body Facts

We use 300 muscles just to keep our balance when we stand.

Body Facts

Women blink twice as much as men.

Body Facts

A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.

Body Facts

A human hair can hold 3 kg.

Body Facts

It takes 7 seconds for food to pass from mouth to stomach.

Twitter Fact

"Friendstalker" was one of the early names considered for Twitter.

Cancer Fact

Over 20,000 people die of Cancer every day.

Israel Fact

Israel is so small, you can run through it from west to east in 2 hours and from top to bottom in 9 days.

Gold Fact

Our bodies contain about 0.2 milligrams of gold, most of it in our blood.

Gold Fact

The world's largest gold bar weighs 250 kg (551 lb).

Suicide Fact

Every 40 seconds, someone commits suicide.

Death Fact

Doctors' sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually.

Death Fact

About 153,000 people will die on your birthday.

Death Fact

Within three days of death, the enzymes that once digested your dinner begin to eat you.

Recycling Fact

Thousands of marine creatures die by mistakenly swallowing plastic bags that resemble jellyfish.

Recycling Fact

Recycling a single plastic bottle can conserve enough energy to light a 60W bulb for up to 6 hours.

Paper Facts

95% of all data in the world is still stored on paper. Most of it is never looked at again

Statue of Liberty Fact

The Statue Of Liberty's full name is "Liberty Enlightening the World."

Statue of Liberty Fact

3.2 million people visit the Statue of Liberty every year.

Statue of Liberty Fact

The Statue of Liberty was intended for Egypt.

Statue of Liberty Fact

The Statue of Liberty used to have a reddish brown color.

Random Facts

Only about 1 in 100 marriages in India end in divorce, one of the lowest rates in the world.

Earth Fact

If you drilled a tunnel straight through the Earth and jumped in, it would take you about 42 minutes to get to the other side.

Earth Fact

1.3 million Earths could fit inside the sun, an average-sized star.

Ocean Fact

29,000 rubber ducks were lost at sea in 1992, and are still being found, revolutionising our knowledge of ocean science.

Ocean Fact

14 billion pounds (6B Kg.) of garbage are dumped into the ocean every year. Most of it is plastic.

History Fact

In 5,000 years of human history, only one disease has been eradicated: smallpox.

Blood Fact

Our bodies contain about 0.2 milligrams of gold, most of it in our blood.

Blood Fact

Coconut water can be used (in emergencies) as a substitute for blood plasma.

Mosquito Fact

Only female mosquitoes drink blood.Males are vegetarians.

Blood Fact

One pint of donated blood can save up to 3 lives.

 

 

Dinosaur Fact

One of the smallest dinosaurs discovered had the size of a chicken and ate insects.

Eiffel Tower Fact

The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world: 6.98 million people in 2011.

Baby Fact

Babies are born with no bacteria in their bodies

Baby Fact

A newborn baby has about one cup of blood in his body.

Music Fact

Flowers can grow faster by listening to music.

Space Fact

A space suit costs US$12 million.

Left-Handed Fact

 10% of the world's population is left-handed.

Earthquake Fact

Earthquakes turn water into gold.

Spider Fact

95% of the spiders in your house have never been outside.

Spider Fact

In western Iran, there's a viper with a fake spider for a tail.

Spider Fact

Spiders eat their own webs to recycle them.

Spider Fact

Spiders can walk on water, and breathe under it, too

Moon Fact

The moon is moving away from us by 3.78 cm (1.48 in) a year.

Moon Fact

No man has been on the Moon in the last 41 years.

Giraffe Fact

No one has ever seen a giraffe swimming.

Water Fact

1% of the World's Water Is Drinkable.

Water Fact

Your bones are composed of 31% water.

Water Fact

People in Africa and Asia have to walk an average of 3.7 miles (6 KM) to collect water.