Nature Facts
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Interesting facts about Mount Everest
Mount Everest - also called Qomolangma Peak or Mount Chomolungma - is the highest mountain on Earth, and the highest point on the Earth's continental crust, as measured by the height above sea level of its summit, 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). Everest was formed about 60 million years ago. First man ...
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interesting facts about recycling
Did you know that people are used to recycle since ancient times? 58% of U.S. newspapers are recycled. If all of our newspapers were recycled, we could save about 250 million trees each year! There is no limit to the amount of times an aluminum can be recycled. It takes half a ...
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Interesting facts about aloe vera
George Ebers in 1862 first discovered its antiquity in an ancient Egyptian Papyrus, dated 3500 BC.Aloe vera has been used for centuries in China and India. There are approximately two hundred different aloe vera plants. The gel of older (therefore, larger) Aloe Vera plants is more effective than that of “baby” ...
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Interesting facts about plants
Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams. 84% of a raw apple and 96% of a raw cucumber is water. Asparagus is a member of the lily family, which also includes onions, leeks, and garlic. Rice paper isn't made from ...
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interesting clouds facts
Clouds are formed of water that has evaporated from rivers, lakes, oceans ..... The essentials of the modern nomenclature system for clouds were proposed by Luke Howard, a British manufacturing chemist and an amateur meteorologist with broad interests in science. There are 10 basic clouds classified according to their height and ...
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interesting rain facts
The umbrella was originally invented to protect people from the hot sun. Rain drops can fall at speeds of about 22 miles an hour. Louisiana is the wettest state in the U.S, which receved an annual rainfall of 56 inches. Bergen in Norway is one of the more famous European rain-cities ...
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interesting pollution facts
Homeowners use up to 10 times more toxic chemicals per acre than farmers. One ton of carbon dioxide that is released in the air can be prevented by replacing every 75 watt light bulbs with energy efficient bulbs. The human population of the world is expected to be nearly tripled ...
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Interesting tree facts
Found in the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in California, the oldest tree recognized is a Redwood known as Eternal God. The tree is believed to be 12,000 years old, although it is argued as being only 7,000 years old, which still makes it the oldest. (...
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interesting flower facts
Wild tulips come from the Caucaus montains and throughout Turkey. The ones in Holland are because of the economics of gardening. The Daisy flowers open at dawn and are visited by many small insects. The daisy (Bellis Perennis) has a long history of being used as a medicinal ...
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Interesting facts about climate
In the prior inter-glacial period about 125,000 years ago, there was no summer ice at the North Pole and the sea level was 15 feet (5m) higher than today. The earth's average surface temperature has increased by about 0.7°C during the last century. The average sea level globally ...
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Interesting facts about Lightning
Lightning bolts travel at speeds of up to 60,000 miles per second. A single lightning bolt is about 50,000°F or 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun About 71.4286% of all people struck by lightning still survive. The maximum distance you can hear thunder is as short ...
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Interesting Earthquake Facts
It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year. 100,000 of those can be felt, and 100 of them cause damage. The largest recorded earthquake was a 9.5 quake in Chile in 1960. Animals do appear to detect some earthquakes before they happen. The Greek ...