Top 20 most burning facts about life……………
- Their are 2 deaths every second!
- Their are 4 births every second!
- McDonald's calls frequent buyers of their food “heavy users”
- Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women
- The world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old: That might not taste too good……...
- About 150 people per year are killed by coconuts: I'M ON TOO YOU COCONUTS!
- You're reading this right now
- Human thighbones are stronger than concrete
- Jeanne Calment was the oldest human. She died when she was 122 and a half years old.
- If 33 million people held hands, they could make it all the way around the equator
- Human birth control pills work on gorillas
- Women have twice as many pain receptors on their body than men. But a much higher pain tolerance
- For every human on Earth there are 1.6 million ants
- There’s an opera house on the U.S.–Canada border where the stage is in one country and half the audience is in another
- Methuselah, a bristlecone pine tree from California's White Mountains, is thought to be almost 5,000 years old.
- In France, it is legal to marry a dead person
- It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
- The harder you concentrate on falling asleep, the less likely to fall asleep
- Quetzalcoatlus was the biggest bird to ever live it was bigger than a giraffe!
- Titanosaur Argentinosaurus was the biggest creature on land. It was 130 feet.
Interesting Animal Series: Earth Pigs or Aardvarks
By Kenneth Chang
Have you ever heard of earth pigs? Well, you will now, because they are actually called aardvarks. They are one of the weirdest looking animals in the world.
They dig and stay cool in underground in the hot African plains. How they make holes is pretty simple. They use their claws as shovels. At night they hunt for food, termites. When they find a big group, they use their sticky tongues and eat them.
They are omnivores which means that they both eat meat and plants. They are also, if you believe it or not, mammals. They weigh about 110 to 180 lbs. The average lifespan of an aardvark is about 23 years. Luckily, they also aren’t endangered in any sort of way.
So that’s it about the earth pigs. Although this information is probably not going to come in handy anywhere (unless you become a zoologist) it is something interesting to learn.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/aardvark/
Have you ever heard of earth pigs? Well, you will now, because they are actually called aardvarks. They are one of the weirdest looking animals in the world.
They dig and stay cool in underground in the hot African plains. How they make holes is pretty simple. They use their claws as shovels. At night they hunt for food, termites. When they find a big group, they use their sticky tongues and eat them.
They are omnivores which means that they both eat meat and plants. They are also, if you believe it or not, mammals. They weigh about 110 to 180 lbs. The average lifespan of an aardvark is about 23 years. Luckily, they also aren’t endangered in any sort of way.
So that’s it about the earth pigs. Although this information is probably not going to come in handy anywhere (unless you become a zoologist) it is something interesting to learn.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/aardvark/
Polar Bears
By: Natalee and Yara
Did you know that polar bears are one of the most endangered species in the world. Polar bears get hunted for their skin. Another reason that bears are endangered is because of climate change. Polar bears are use to the cold all of the time. It is just like humans and their homes, if you do not have a home you will die, it’s the same thing with polar bears if they are not in the cold they will die.
Polar bears are marine mammals, and spend most of their time on Arctic sea ice. Polar bears need to at least 2 kg of fat per day in order to obtain energy to survive. Polar bears eat the seals. When there is no more food(seals) polar bears will eventually be extinct. But polar bears don’t just eat seals they eat many other things such as plants.
Polar bears are on top of the food chain. You can think of them as “kings” and “Queens” of the north/arctic. So if they are not being eaten then how are they endangered? The top reason that polar bears are endangered is because humans are not treating the environment and Earth correctly.
Did you know that polar bears are one of the most endangered species in the world. Polar bears get hunted for their skin. Another reason that bears are endangered is because of climate change. Polar bears are use to the cold all of the time. It is just like humans and their homes, if you do not have a home you will die, it’s the same thing with polar bears if they are not in the cold they will die.
Polar bears are marine mammals, and spend most of their time on Arctic sea ice. Polar bears need to at least 2 kg of fat per day in order to obtain energy to survive. Polar bears eat the seals. When there is no more food(seals) polar bears will eventually be extinct. But polar bears don’t just eat seals they eat many other things such as plants.
Polar bears are on top of the food chain. You can think of them as “kings” and “Queens” of the north/arctic. So if they are not being eaten then how are they endangered? The top reason that polar bears are endangered is because humans are not treating the environment and Earth correctly.
Parts of an Airplane
By: Mohammad Asaad
There are a few main parts of an airplane. The first one is the fuse lounge. It connects the other parts wings, rogers, wheals and elevators. The front is where the pilot goes. The top is where passengers sit and the bottom is where all the bags and pets go. The next part is very important. It is what makes the plane fly. Its called the wings. The Wings provide lift which pushes the plane up. The shape keeps low pressure at the bottom and high pressure at the top. The third part are the elevators. Just like a regular elevator it pushes the plane up and down. The fourth part is the roger. It makes the airplane turn right and left. It is located at the back of the airplane. The fifth part is what lets the plane land with no incident. Unless it breaks. It is the wheals. When the plane is ready for landing it opens up the bottom and the wheels come out and the plane lands. These are the most important parts of an airplane.
There are a few main parts of an airplane. The first one is the fuse lounge. It connects the other parts wings, rogers, wheals and elevators. The front is where the pilot goes. The top is where passengers sit and the bottom is where all the bags and pets go. The next part is very important. It is what makes the plane fly. Its called the wings. The Wings provide lift which pushes the plane up. The shape keeps low pressure at the bottom and high pressure at the top. The third part are the elevators. Just like a regular elevator it pushes the plane up and down. The fourth part is the roger. It makes the airplane turn right and left. It is located at the back of the airplane. The fifth part is what lets the plane land with no incident. Unless it breaks. It is the wheals. When the plane is ready for landing it opens up the bottom and the wheels come out and the plane lands. These are the most important parts of an airplane.
Meet Sparklemuffin and Skeletorus
By: Sebastian Vargas
Meet Sparklemuffin and Skeletorus, the newly discovered species of peacock spiders.
Sparklemuffin, Maratus Jactatus, was named by Maddie Girard, a Ph. D. student at the University of California.
Skeletorus is the name of the Maratus Sceletus, and it got this name because of the black and white markings all over its body.
A Third Discovery?
Jürgen Otto also discovered a third new species, the Maratus Elephans. The Maratus Elephans got its name because on its back, it looks like there is an elephant head!
Dance with Me
This part from the website describes the spider’s mating dance:
“To start, when he’s still more than several inches away from the female, the male raises its third pair of legs and waves them around in a move that would be at home in any South Beach club. Then he unfurls the flaps over his abdomen and waves those around. As the female approaches, he begins shivering and rolling his body, sending vibrations through the ground that the female can sense.
"The colorful males make it easy to distinguish between species, but many female peacock spiders look alike, even to male spiders. Otto says that male peacock spiders will perform their mating dance for a female of any species—a risky prospect, considering the male is easy prey for both predators and females while concentrating on his performance.”
External Information:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150324-australia-peacock-spider-sparklemuffin-new-species/
Meet Sparklemuffin and Skeletorus, the newly discovered species of peacock spiders.
Sparklemuffin, Maratus Jactatus, was named by Maddie Girard, a Ph. D. student at the University of California.
Skeletorus is the name of the Maratus Sceletus, and it got this name because of the black and white markings all over its body.
A Third Discovery?
Jürgen Otto also discovered a third new species, the Maratus Elephans. The Maratus Elephans got its name because on its back, it looks like there is an elephant head!
Dance with Me
This part from the website describes the spider’s mating dance:
“To start, when he’s still more than several inches away from the female, the male raises its third pair of legs and waves them around in a move that would be at home in any South Beach club. Then he unfurls the flaps over his abdomen and waves those around. As the female approaches, he begins shivering and rolling his body, sending vibrations through the ground that the female can sense.
"The colorful males make it easy to distinguish between species, but many female peacock spiders look alike, even to male spiders. Otto says that male peacock spiders will perform their mating dance for a female of any species—a risky prospect, considering the male is easy prey for both predators and females while concentrating on his performance.”
External Information:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150324-australia-peacock-spider-sparklemuffin-new-species/