1. The world?s oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!
2. The largest beetle in the Americas is the Hercules beetle, which can be 4 to 6 inches in length. That’s bigger than your hand!
3. A full-grown male mountain lion may be 9 feet long, including his tail!
4. There are two kinds of radio stations: AM and FM. That’s why there are two dials on your radio. AM is used mostly for stations that specialize in talking, such as Christian stations at have Bible stories and sermons; sports stations that broadcast live baseball and football games; and stations that specialize in news programs and “talk shows,” where listeners call the station and discuss various topics. FM is used mostly for stations that specialize in music.
5. The average lead pencil can draw a line that is almost 35 miles long or you can write almost 50,000 words in English with just one pencil
6. The Wright Brothers invented one of the first airplanes. It was called the Kitty Hawk.
7. The worst industrial disaster in India occurred in 1984 in Bhopal the capital of Madhya Pradesh. A deadly chemical, methyl isocyanate leaked out of the Union Carbide factory killing more than 2500 and leaving
thousands sick. In fact the effects of this gas tragedy are being felt even today.
8. Mars is nicknamed the “Red Planet,” because it looks reddish in the night sky. Mars has 2 moons.
9. Venus is nicknamed the “Jewel of the Sky.” Because of the greenhouse effect, it is hotter than Mercury, even though it’s not as close to the sun. Venus does not have a moon but it does have clouds of sulfuric
acid! If you’re going to visit Venus, pack your gas mask!
10. Tens of thousands of participants come from all over the world, fight in a harmless battle where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets.
2. The largest beetle in the Americas is the Hercules beetle, which can be 4 to 6 inches in length. That’s bigger than your hand!
3. A full-grown male mountain lion may be 9 feet long, including his tail!
4. There are two kinds of radio stations: AM and FM. That’s why there are two dials on your radio. AM is used mostly for stations that specialize in talking, such as Christian stations at have Bible stories and sermons; sports stations that broadcast live baseball and football games; and stations that specialize in news programs and “talk shows,” where listeners call the station and discuss various topics. FM is used mostly for stations that specialize in music.
5. The average lead pencil can draw a line that is almost 35 miles long or you can write almost 50,000 words in English with just one pencil
6. The Wright Brothers invented one of the first airplanes. It was called the Kitty Hawk.
7. The worst industrial disaster in India occurred in 1984 in Bhopal the capital of Madhya Pradesh. A deadly chemical, methyl isocyanate leaked out of the Union Carbide factory killing more than 2500 and leaving
thousands sick. In fact the effects of this gas tragedy are being felt even today.
8. Mars is nicknamed the “Red Planet,” because it looks reddish in the night sky. Mars has 2 moons.
9. Venus is nicknamed the “Jewel of the Sky.” Because of the greenhouse effect, it is hotter than Mercury, even though it’s not as close to the sun. Venus does not have a moon but it does have clouds of sulfuric
acid! If you’re going to visit Venus, pack your gas mask!
10. Tens of thousands of participants come from all over the world, fight in a harmless battle where more than one hundred metric tons of over-ripe tomatoes are thrown in the streets.
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