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ØSome Facts About Science
Welcome to Tell Me Why Fun Facts page. Here you will be
learning some very interesting and amazing facts in a fun and easy
can so you can check back once in a while. Also, remember to check
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you wonder,
others you will know while others you will learn and you might even
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FACTS :
vAstronomy
vBiology
vDid you know stuff
vFunny Stuff
vMiscellaneous
ASTRONOMY
qEarth is the only planet not named after
a pagan god.
qVenus is the only planet that rotates
clockwise.
BIOLOGY
1.Animals
2.Humans
ANIMALS
qA cockroach will live nine days without its head before
it starves to death.
qThe cockroach has a high resistance to radiation and is
the creature most likely to survive a nuclear war.
qThe male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head
is attached to its body.
qThe female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off.
qElephants are the only animals that cannot jump.
qA pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.
qHumans and dolphins are the only species that have sex
for pleasure.
qSome lions mate over 50 times a day.
HUMANS
qThe strongest muscle in the human body
is the tongue.
qBabies are born without kneecaps. They
appear when the child is 2-6 years of
age.
qYour body is creating and killing 15
million red blood cells per second!
qThe most sensitive finger on the human
hand is the index finger.
DID YOU KNOW STUFF
qPearls melt in vinegar.
qA quarter has 119 grooves around the edge.
qA dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
qBecause of Animal Crackers, many kids until they
reach the age of ten, believe a bear is as tall as
a giraffe.
qThe Eiffel Tower has 1792 steps.
qIt is said that sucking on a copper penny will
cause a breathalyzer to read 0.
qAmerica once issued a 5-cent bill.
Funny Stuff
Guinness Book Of Records holds the
record for being the book most stolen
from Public Libraries.
Donald Duck comics were banned in
Finland because he didn't wear pants.
In the 40's, the Bich pen was changed to
Bic for fear that Americans would
pronounce it 'Bitch.’
Miscellaneous
qMost dust particles in your house are
made from dead skin.
If you ate too many carrots you would
turn orange.
qThe colder the room you sleep in, the
better the chances are that you'll have
a bad dream.
qNo piece of paper can be folded more
than 7 times.
TELL ME WHY
ØQuestions About People
ØQuestions About Inventions and Machin
ØQuestions About The Environment,
Space and Science
ØQuestions About Food, Drinks and
Snacks
QUESTIONS ABOUT
PEOPLE
Why do we perspire?
Why do people snore?
Why do we yawn?
Why do we blink our eyes?
Why do we dream?
QUESTIONS ABOUT
INVENTIONS AND
MACHINES
Why do golf balls have dimples?
Why are most Glow-in-the-Dark items green