A little blog that gives you an interesting fact every day. So you really will learn something new every day.
Saturday 30 April 2011
Fact No.183
The Queen of England, who once enjoyed extensive powers and authority over almost the whole world, and despite all her present majesty and glory, is not allowed to enter the House of Commons simply because she is not its member.
Friday 29 April 2011
Fact No.182
There are an estimated 1.5 to 2 million species of fungi on planet Earth, of which only about 80,000 have been properly identified. Theoretically, there are 6 species of fungi for every 1 species of green plants.
Thursday 28 April 2011
Wednesday 27 April 2011
Tuesday 26 April 2011
Monday 25 April 2011
Sunday 24 April 2011
Saturday 23 April 2011
Friday 22 April 2011
Thursday 21 April 2011
Fact No.174
The tallest moutain in the world is Mauna Kea in Hawaii, not Mount Everest, which is the highest.
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Tuesday 19 April 2011
Fact No.172
Given their sheer volume, ninety-nine percent of the living space on the planet is found in the oceans. The average depth of the oceans is 2.5 miles (4 km). The deepest point lies in the Mariana Trench, 6.8 miles (10.9 km) down. By way of comparison, Mount Everest is only 5.5 miles (8.8 km) high.
Monday 18 April 2011
Fact No.171
When being electrocuted, it is not the high Voltage that kills you, but he high Ampage.
(WARNING: This does not mean that high voltage products are safe to touch, under no circumstance should you ever touch any high voltage product because it still can be deadly!)
(WARNING: This does not mean that high voltage products are safe to touch, under no circumstance should you ever touch any high voltage product because it still can be deadly!)
Sunday 17 April 2011
Saturday 16 April 2011
Fact No.169
According to a study, by Prof Jeffrey Johnson (published in the journal, Science), teenagers who watch more than an hour of television each day are more likely to become violent adults.
Friday 15 April 2011
Thursday 14 April 2011
Fact No.167
On this day in history many amazing things happened, such as; STS-1 the first space shuttle test flight was launched, the human genome project was completed with 99.99% of human DNA being mapped out and Grace Riley was born.
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Tuesday 12 April 2011
Fact No.165
The mobile phone numbers 07700 900000 to 900999 are reserved for fictional numbers in TV and films.
Monday 11 April 2011
Fact No.164
One cannot catch cold at the North Pole in winter. Neither can one contract the flu, nor most of the ailments transmitted viruses and germs. The winter temperature is so low in this part of the world that none of the standard disease causing Micro-organisms can survive.
Sunday 10 April 2011
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Friday 8 April 2011
Thursday 7 April 2011
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Tuesday 5 April 2011
Fact No.158
In South Africa it is a law that single ply toilet paper must have 500 sheets in the roll
Monday 4 April 2011
Sunday 3 April 2011
Saturday 2 April 2011
Fact No.155
If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
Friday 1 April 2011
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