131. On an average, most people blink about 15,000 times in a 16-hour day (awake.)
132. The adult heart pumps about 7,500 litres of blood every day.
133. Fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than the space shuttle.
134. Peanuts are beans
135. An apple tree is at its prime when it is about 50 years old. The United States produces about 100 million barrels of apples a year. That's a lot of old trees.
136. There are 109 countries with coral reefs. Reefs in 90 of them are being damaged by cruise ship anchors and sewage, by tourists breaking off chunks of coral, and by commercial harvesting for sale to tourists.
137. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
138. Undersea earthquakes and other disturbances cause tsunamis, or great waves. The largest recorded tsunami measured 210 feet above sea level when it reached Siberia's Kamchatka Peninsula in 1737.
139. Orchids have the smallest seeds. It takes more than 1.25 million seeds to weigh 1 gram.
140. The DNA in a single human cell is 37 metres long when unravelled.
JE LEEST
The Big Book of Facts
Overiglookin for facts? well, you have came to the right place! these facts will be very useful in auizes about general knowledge. enjoy! none of these are mine. please note: each part has 10 facts, so if I says 30 part, here are 300 facts!
