Fun Facts

1. The gravity on Mars is about 62% less than the gravity on Earth. That means a person who weighs 160 pounds on Earth would weigh only 60 pounds on Mars.
2. Saturn's rings are made of bits of ice and rock, some as small as a grain of sand, and some as big as a skyscraper.
3. Here’s a heavy thought. The average cumulus cloud weighs about 1.1 million pounds. Must be all those cats and dogs.
4. Ever wonder where fireflies go in winter? As larvae, they burrow underground or in tree bark to hibernate. How illuminating!
5. In Norse mythology, the Kraken is an enormous sea monster said to attacks ships. It’s so huge that its body could be mistaken for an island.
6. Hmmmm, here's something. It's impossible to hum if your nose is plugged. Go on, give it a shot.
7. Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don't drift apart.
8. Here's an adorable factoid. Prairie dogs greet each other with a kiss.
9. A sneeze can generate a wind of up to 100 miles an hour.
10. The wingspan of a Boeing 747 is 196 feet. That's longer than the 120 feet the Wright brothers traveled on their first flight.
11. The official mascot of the University of California Santa Cruz is the banana slug. Go slugs!
12. When you blush, your stomach lining turns red, too.
13. Scientists discovered a collapsed star with a 10 billion trillion trillion carat diamond core. And I thought Neil Diamond was a big star.
14. Honey doesn't spoil, as long as you keep the lid on. Ain't that sweet?
15. The Statue of Liberty wears a size 879 shoe.
16. A dog's nose print is as unique as a human fingerprint. But try telling that to a dog.
17. 3/12/2019 On this day in 1994, the Church of England ordained 32 women, the first allowed to enter its priesthood.
18. Kelpies are water spirits said to inhabit the lakes and pools of Scotland. They most often appear as horses, but can also take the form of humans.
19. The flaming color of Red Beach in Panjin, China, is caused by a type of seaweed that turns bright red in autumn.
20. Here's something interesting. The harmonica is the world's bestselling instrument.
21. Around 40 million years ago, there was a species of penguin that was 6.5 feet tall and weighed about 250 pounds. Scientists dubbed it the colossus penguin.
22. Hold on to your hat. The wind on Neptune can reach speeds in excess of 1,500 mph, which is greater than the speed of sound.
23. Rarely seen but often heard, the Hakawai is a huge mythical bird belonging to the New Zealand god of the winds. Its call is considered a bad omen.
24. Mercury orbits the sun in only 88 days. That's faster than any other planet, which is why it was named after the speediest Roman god, Mercury.
25. Large kangaroos can cover more than 30 feet with each jump. That's like leaping the length of two Volkswagen Beetles.
26. If you could drive your car straight up, you could easily arrive in space in just over an hour. Guess you'd only need one mix tape for that road trip.
27. This is interesting. Koalas have fingerprints that are almost identical to human fingerprints. That must be why they don't rob banks.
28. To tell jaguars and leopards apart, look at the spots. Jaguar spots have one or two dots in the middle. Leopard spots don’t.
29. Here's something interesting. A group of owls is called a parliament. It's believed the name was inspired by the owl's reputation for being wise.
30. Australia's Lake Hillier is bubblegum pink, which may be caused by bacteria that thrive in the lake’s salt crusts.
31. An octopus can squeeze through a hole the size of a dime.