Wednesday 30 November 2011

Fact No.397

Sound travels fifteen times more swiftly through steel than through air.

Tuesday 29 November 2011

Fact No.396

If all the atoms in 12g of carbon were turned into marbles they would cover Great Britain to a height of 1500km.

Monday 28 November 2011

Fact No.395

The word atari comes from the ancient Japanese game of Go and means "you are about to be engulfed." Technically, it is the word used by a player to inform his opponent that he is about to lose, similar to "check" in chess.

Sunday 27 November 2011

Fact No.394

Most people think that drinking alcohol raises the body temperature. Alcohol actually lowers the body temperature.

Saturday 26 November 2011

Fact No.393

The Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA contains 28 million books and has 532 miles of shelving.

Friday 25 November 2011

Fact No.392

Both boys and girls in 1600s England and New England wore dresses until they were about seven years old.

Thursday 24 November 2011

Fact No.391

The United Kingdom contains 1% of the worlds population, but produces 2.3% of the world's pollution.

Wednesday 23 November 2011

Fact No.390

The United Kingdom and United States are both in the top ten for Gross Domestic Product and for child poverty.

Saturday 19 November 2011

Fact No.386

Women are likely to view a person in up to 6 times as much detail as men.

Friday 18 November 2011

Thursday 17 November 2011

Wednesday 16 November 2011

Tuesday 15 November 2011

Fact No.382

The angle at which light reflects off of water to create a rainbow is 42 degrees.

Sunday 13 November 2011

Saturday 12 November 2011

Fact No.379

A bucket full of water contains more atoms than there are bucketfuls of water in the Atlantic Ocean.

Friday 11 November 2011

Thursday 10 November 2011

Fact No.377

The flea can jump 350 times its body length. That's the same as human jumping the length of a football field.

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Fact No.376

It takes about 18 months to two years for a pineapple to grow to its full size.

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Fact No.375

The first bicycle ever made didn't have any pedals, it was just pushed beside people.

Monday 7 November 2011

Fact No.374

A rat has 3 times as many smell receptors in its nose as a human.

Sunday 6 November 2011

Fact No.373

A bird's heart beats 400 times per minute while resting and up to 1000 beats per minute while flying.

Friday 4 November 2011

Thursday 3 November 2011

Fact No.370

The Channel between England and France grows about 300 millimeters each year.

Wednesday 2 November 2011

Fact No.369

Google has indexed 200 terabytes of internet data, or 0.004% of the total data. 

Tuesday 1 November 2011

Fact No.368

Watermelons are actually vegetables not fruit as commonly perceived.