More Facts
In this section you will find fun and wacky facts about everything!
Did you know that a polar bear's skin is actually black and its fur is clear? A penguin's eyesight works better underwater than in the air!
The Russians spent over one million dollars sending pizza to their astronaut, where as you can just order one!
The U.S.A spent millions of dollars constructing a pen that could work in space; the Russians just used a pencil!
Google uses over 2.26 million megawatts every hour, but uses solar power!
Americans consume more than 2.5 billion pounds of pickles each year - that's 20 billion pickles! And since it takes almost 4 billion pickles to reach the moon, all the pickles we eat would reach the moon and back more than 2 times!
Saturn Has Tens of Thousands of Rings.
Jupiter has at least 63 moons.
The "Great Red Spot" on Jupiter is actually a storm that has been going on for hundreds of years.
Mountain goats are not true goats, they belong to a group known as goat-antelope. Unlike the ridged, curved horns of true goats, the mountain goat's horns are only slightly curved and nearly smooth. Their hooves have hard outer shells and a rubbery, concave set of footpads that act as suction cups when they walk in their steep environment, and help cushion their feet when they jump from rock to rock.
The original Ferris wheel was first displayed at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. Its inventor was George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., a Pittsburgh-based bridge-builder.
- It stood 265 feet tall.
- One revolution took 10 minutes.
- Each of the 36 seating compartments could carry 60 people for a maximum total of 2,160 passengers.
- The wheel weighed just over 2 million pounds.
- On November 22, 1893, three years after his invention debuted, Ferris Jr. died of tuberculosis.
- It stood 265 feet tall.
- One revolution took 10 minutes.
- Each of the 36 seating compartments could carry 60 people for a maximum total of 2,160 passengers.
- The wheel weighed just over 2 million pounds.
- On November 22, 1893, three years after his invention debuted, Ferris Jr. died of tuberculosis.
Fun Facts About Smell:
Everyone has a unique smell, except for identical twins.
Taste is about 75% smell. Women are born better smellers than men and remain better smellers over life.
Some people can't smell skunks, while others can't smell freesias (an african herb).
Smell function falls off dramatically in men after their mid-50s, a decade earlier than in women.
In a recent study, men thought women wearing a Citrus Floral scent were 12 pounds lighter! Can you believe it!
Recall can be enhanced if learning is done in the presence of an odor and that same odor is present at the time of the recollection. (For this reason some teachers burn chocolate scented candles in their classroom and then again at Mandatory National Tests like the SAT.)
Green apple and cucumber scents create the impression of a larger space, while the scent of roasted meat creates the impression of closer quarters.
Astronauts in space tend to lose their sense of smell and taste. Because of the lack of gravity, their sinuses fill up with fluid, causing stuffiness similar to a cold.
The smell of lavender can help with insomnia and sleep disorders.
The aroma of Green Apples can help control appetite.
In a recent study, men thought women wearing a Lily of the Valley scent were 12 pounds lighter!
ALL the scents in the world are created by 7 conglomerate companies and then sold to "brands."
Whiffing lavender oil during your next dental visit may blur the memory of your pain.
Researchers at the University of Florida College of Dentistry exposed 13 men and 13 women to uncomfortable heat and pressure on muscles in the jaw and back and then had them inhale lavender or an odorless control for 10 minutes during different sessions. The lavender oil significantly reduced the memory of pain's intensity and unpleasantness. How to use it: Shake 5 to 10 drops of lavender essential oil onto a tissue; inhale freely during dental work.
