Fact-A-Day from Harry K. Harry K. Jones on 14 Apr 2009 10:00 am
Fact-A-Day from Harry K. – April 14, 2009
In the spirit of C.A.N.I. (Continuous And Never-ending Improvement), here are this week’s new facts—one for each day of your coming week. Pass them on to others to keep the spirit alive or invite your friends and family to visit our blog where they can also view previous entries.
- Three million gallons of water flow over Niagara Falls every four seconds.
- Because of the rotation of the earth, an object can be thrown farther if it’s thrown west.
- Half of the genes in a banana are the same as in a human.
- Kangaroos can cover a distance of 30 feet with one jump.
- Pound for pound, a hummingbird consumes the caloric equivalent of 288 milkshakes per day.
- The average spider web weighs 1/27,000th of a pound.
- Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison were all 27 when they died.
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