1. You Forget 90% of Your Dreams
Within 5 minutes of waking, half of your dream is forgotten. Within 10, 90% is gone
2. Blind People also Dream
People who became blind after birth can see images in their dreams. People who are born blind do not see any images, but have dreams equally vivid involving their other senses of sound, smell, touch and emotion.
3. Everybody Dreams
Every human being dreams (except in cases of extreme psychological disorder). If you think, you are not dreaming, you just forget your dreams.
4. In Our Dreams We Only See Faces, That We already Know
Our mind is not inventing faces – in our dreams we see real faces of real people that we have seen during our life but may not know or remember. We have all seen hundreds of thousands of faces throughout our lives, so we have an endless supply of characters for our brain to utilize during our dreams.
5. Not Everybody Dreams in Color
A full 12% of sighted people dream exclusively in black and white. The remaining number dream in full color. Studies from 1915 through to the 1950s maintained that the majority of dreams were in black and white, but these results began to change in the 1960s. Today, only 4.4% of the dreams of under-25 year-olds are in black and white. Recent research has suggested that those changing results may be linked to the switch from black-and-white film and TV to color media
6. Dreams are Symbolic
If you dream about some particular subject it is not often that the dream is about that. Dreams speak in a deeply symbolic language. Whatever symbol your dream picks on it is most unlikely to be a symbol for itself.
7. Emotions
The most common emotion experienced in dreams is anxiety. Negative emotions are more common than positive ones.
8. Recurring Dreams
While the content of most dreams is dreamt only once, many people experience recurring dreams—that is, the same dream narrative is experienced over different occasions of sleep. Up to 70% of females and 65% of males report recurrent dreams.
9. Animals Dream Too
Studies have been done on many different animals, and they all show the same brain waves during dreaming sleep as humans. Watch a dog sleeping sometime. The paws move like they are running and they make yipping sounds as if they are chasing something in a dream.
10. Body Paralysis
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a normal stage of sleep characterized by rapid movements of the eyes. REM sleep in adult humans typically occupies 20-25% of total sleep, about 90-120 minutes of a night’s sleep.
During REM sleep the body is paralyzed by a mechanism in the brain in order to prevent the movements which occur in the dream from causing the physical body to move. However, it is possible for this mechanism to be triggered before, during, or after normal sleep while the brain awakens.
11. Dream Incorporation
Our mind interprets the external stimuli that our senses are bombarded with when we are asleep and make them a part of our dreams. This means that sometimes, in our dreams, we hear a sound from reality and incorporate it in a way. For example you are dreaming that you are in a concert, while your brother is playing a guitar during your sleep.
12. Men and Women Dream Differently
Men tend to dream more about other men. Around 70% of the characters in a man’s dream are other men. On the other hand, a woman’s dream contains almost an equal number of men and women. Aside from that, men generally have more aggressive emotions in their dreams than the female lot.
13. Precognitive Dreams
Results of several surveys across large population sets indicate that between 18% and 38% of people have experienced at least one precognitive dream and 70% have experienced déjà vu. The percentage of persons that believe precognitive dreaming is possible is even higher, ranging from 63% to 98%.
Monday, March 29, 2010
AMAZING Facts about Formula1 Cars
• Do you know that 80,000 components are assembled together to make a F1 car? Even though these components are correctly assembled with 99.9% accuracy, it will still start with 80 things wrong.
• The deceleration and the retardation experience by the F1 driver when he pushes the brakes can be felt as if a normal car driver hits a brick wall at the speed of about 300 kilometer per hour.
• The F1 race cars can go from 0 to 160 kph speed and then back to 0 speeds in just 4 seconds.
• There are more than a kilometer length of a cable attached to as many as 100 of its actuators and sensors. Those are for monitoring and controlling various parts of the car.
• On an average the driver of the F1 reduces near about 4kgs of his body weight if he goes for just 1 race. This is because of the long time exposure of the high G forces as well as the temperatures.
• A F1 car is about 550kg in weight which is near about ½ of the total weight of a Mini.
• Aerodynamic design and the added down force is very much important. Just for an idea, take an example of a small plane; you know that it takes off at a speed slower than that of a F1 cars when it is on track.
• F1 race cars generally race at more than 300 kmph. If we do not have the aerodynamic down force, even the great racing cars which have sufficient power to produce the wheel spin will ultimately loss control at about 160 kmph.
• The down force has a tremendous power. Even in any street course race, it provides enough suction which basically can lift the manhole covers. Therefore, before the commencement of these type of race all manhole covers on the streets are welded from down in order to prevent from this mishap from happening.
• The refuelers which are used in F1 are able to supply 12 liters per second of fuel. Let assume that an average family car of 50 liter can fully filled in just 4 seconds. Actually they are using the refueling rigs which are now days used on the military helicopters of US.
• The top crew members of F1 can do refueling and change the tires both in just about 5 seconds. Amazing!!
• Every tire looses its weight during the race. It looses around 0.5 kg because of the wear.
A Formula 1 car has a phenomenal power-to-weight ratio – it weighs half as much as the average family hatchback but produces around 10 times the horsepower. Allied to cutting-edge automotive technology, that translates into breathtaking performance.
An F1 car can accelerate from a standstill to 160kph in around 3.5 seconds, while the sprint to 100kph takes just two seconds. During the 2004 Italian Grand Prix, BMW WilliamsF1 driver Antonio Pizzonia recorded the highest speed in F1 history – an astonishing 369.9kph.
Maximum braking from 200kph brings an F1 car to a standstill in a staggering 55 metres, a process that takes 1.9 seconds. Travelling at 320kph on a long straight, drivers can leave themselves just 100 metres and three seconds to decelerate to 80kph for a slow corner.
Downforce (or ‘negative lift’) is the key to the remarkable cornering speeds achieved by F1 cars. When an ordinary road-going car negotiates a corner, its lateral grip peaks at a little over 1g, at which point it begins to slide away.
An F1 car, by comparison, can generate upwards of 4g in high-speed corners. It is said that the FW27 generates enough downforce to stick to the ceiling at speeds of 160kph or more – although the theory has yet to be validated in practice!
Interesting facts about Snakes
King cobras make nests. Generally snakes show little or no parental care. But a pair of King Cobra will cooperate to find a suitable nesting spot. Nests are built usually in the month of April. Despite having no limbs, the female remarkably constructs her nest of dead leaves by scooping them up with her large body. Females then lay approximately 20-50 eggs, two months after mating, with an incubation period ranging from 60 to 80 days. The female will then lie on the nest until just before the eggs hatch, at which point instinct will cause the mother to leave the young so as to prevent her from eating them. The male king cobra is similarly unique in that he stays to guard the nesting area, until the young hatch, patrolling a large area around the nest for threats. Such complex nesting and rearing behavior is unique among snakes. No other snake shows any parental care.
King cobras eat other snakes. King Cobras eat almost all other snakes with the rat snake being it’s favourite. The King Cobra is peculiar in that it feeds almost exclusively on other snakes, which is reflected in its genus name of Ophiophagus (Snake eater). The King Cobra is known to attack larger snakes, including pythons. The king cobra's diet is mainly composed of other snakes. When food is scarce though, king cobras will also feed on other small vertebrates, such as lizards. After a large meal the snake may live for many months without another meal due to its very slow metabolic rate.
Snakes can survive without eating food for several days. Snakes have a slow metabolic rate and thus can survive without eating for many days at a stretch, after a sumptuous meal. Snakes like King cobras can survive many months without food.
Snakes are cold blooded. Snakes are cold blooded like all reptiles, with the exception of the Leatherback Sea Turtle, a reptile that elevates its body temperature well above that of its surroundings. Though cellular metabolism produces some heat, reptiles do not generate enough heat to maintain a constant body temperature and are therefore referred to as "cold-blooded". Instead they rely on heat from the environment to regulate their internal temperature, e.g. by moving between sun and shade, or by preferential circulation - moving warmed blood into the body core, while pushing cool blood to the periphery. While this lack of adequate internal heating imposes costs relative to temperature regulation through behavior, it also provides a large benefit by allowing reptiles to survive on much less food as compared to similarly sized mammals and birds, who burn much of their food for warmth.
Pit vipers use a thermal sensitive nasal pit to detect pray. Pit vipers are named after their specialized thermo receptors; heat-sensitive organs, located on either side of the head that look like small pits. These pits contain membranes sensitive to infrared radiation and allow the snakes to locate their prey based on temperature differences with their environment. To a pit viper, rodents and birds that are only fractionally warmer than the background stand out even in complete darkness. Like a primitive pair of eyes, these pits even give them depth perception, allowing them to strike accurately under such conditions.
Snake’s tongue is used to sense the surroundings. A snake smells by using its forked tongue to collect airborne particles then passing them to the Jacobson's organ, a special organ in the mouth for examination. The fork in the tongue gives the snake a sort of directional sense of smell.
Young snakes break out of their egg with the help of special “teeth”. A snake does not look after its eggs or take care of the young ones but leaves the eggs to be hatched on their own. The hatchlings or the young snakes therefore have special teeth to break open the eggs and come out.
Most snakes can climb trees. Rat snakes and pythons are excellent examples.
Snakes shed skin on a regular basis and it is a part of its growth. The process is called moulting. This is usually achieved by the snake rubbing its head against a hard object, such as a rock or piece of wood, causing the already stretched skin to split. At this point, the snake continues to rub its skin on objects, causing the end nearest the head to peel back on it, until the snake is able to crawl out of its skin, effectively turning the moulted skin inside-out. This is similar to how one might remove a sock from your foot by grabbing the open end and pulling it over itself. The snake's skin is often left in one piece after the moulting process. It is a usual process, essential for a snake’s growth.
All snakes are carnivorous. Snakes do not chew their food and have a very flexible lower jaw, the two halves of which are not rigidly attached, and numerous other joints in their skull, allowing them to open their mouths wide enough to swallow their prey whole, even if it is larger in diameter than the snake itself. It is a common misconception that snakes actually dislocate their lower jaw to consume large prey.
Snakes do not normally prey on people, unless startled or injured, preferring instead to avoid contact.In fact, the majority of snakes are either non-venomous or possess venom that is not harmful to humans.
Snake venom is a complex mixture of proteins and is produced by venom glands. Snake venom is highly modified saliva that is produced by special glands. Snake venom is a combination of many different proteins and enzymes. Many of these proteins are harmless to humans, but some are toxins. Snake venoms are generally harmless when ingested, and are therefore not technically poisons.
Snake venom is used to make anti venom & many other life saving drugs. An anti venom serum is actually a small quantity of the venom itself which when injected into an animal or human affects only slightly triggering an allergic reaction to it. The allergic reaction will allow anti bodies to be formed and thus immunity to the venom is developed.
There is no visible difference between a male and female snake. Snakes of either sex would look identical, the only difference being that of a hemipenis (plural- hemipenes) in a male and a cloaca in a female which is visible only on a deeper study.
Vipers have foldable front fangs. When not in use, the fangs are folded backward against the roof of the mouth. Vipers have a very affective system of injecting venom into its prey’s body. The hinged fangs are more intricate system that allows the snake to instantaneously strike, inject and withdraw from a struggling prey. The fangs are enclosed in a membranous sheath and can be folded backwards and upwards against the roof of the mouth. During a strike the fangs can swing forward and the mouth can open to 180 degrees.
Flying snakes only glide in the air, they can’t fly. They virtually swim through the air and can glide a distance of 100m. It can only glide by extending its ribs and pulling in the underside.
• The snake today forms part of the symbol of physicians and veterinarians (the snake is wrapped around Asklepios' staff), linking snakes to millennia of healing and medical practice.
• The hognosed snake (Heterodon sp.), grass snake and the spitting cobra can feign death by flipping on to their backs when threatened. They open their mouths, allow their tongues to loll and can empty a foul smelling substance from their anal glands, making them highly unappetizing to any potential predator.
• Many snakes, such as vipers, boas and pythons have temperature-sensing organs on their heads. These heat pits are sensitive to changes in temperature of as little as 0.002 degrees Celsius, and effectively allow the snake to navigate and hunt in the dark.
• Snakes can have over 300 pairs of ribs.
• Snakes turn "blue" before a shed. This opaque change to the skin is actually due to the presence of a lymph-like layer of fluid between the old and new skins, prior to the shed of the old skin.
• Reports of the longest, heaviest and oldest reptiles abound. Many cannot be verified. A reticulated python, shot in Indonesia in 1912, was said to be 32 feet 9 1/2 inches in length. One Burmese python weighed in at over 400 pounds. Although seldom as long as the giant pythons, the green anaconda is a heavier snake. Sir Percy Fawcett is said to have killed an anaconda measuring 62 feet in 1907, in Brazil. Since the early part of the last century, the New York Zoological Society has offered a reward of $50,000 for the capture of a live snake greater than 30 feet in length. The oldest recorded snake is a boa constrictor named Popeye, who died in 1977 at the age of 40 years, 3 months and 14 days.
• The smallest snake may be the Martinique thread snake (Leptotyphlops bilineatus), which does not grow any bigger than 4 1/4 inches.
• A snake's internal organs, although superficially different, have basically the same functions as those of a mammal. The difference lies in their arrangement. They are placed one after the other, to accommodate the tube-like body. All snakes have a right lung and associated air sacs that extend most of the way to the vent. In most species, the left lung is considerably shorter, or even missing.
• The glottis, which is the entry to the trachea (breathing tube), can move to either side, to allow the snake to swallow prey. This is the tube you see when you look at the floor of a snake's mouth. Cartilage around the opening of the tube closes to prevent food from entering the respiratory tract, and produces the classic "hiss" in many snakes.
• A snake's heart can slide 1 to 1 1/2 times its length from its normal position, to allow the passage of swallowed prey. This is because of the relative mobility of the pericardial sac, which surrounds the heart.
• Venom glands have evolved independently in several species. Venoms are very complex substances, which may consist of a dozen or more toxic components. These can include substances poisonous to the heart, nerves and DNA as well as enzymes that break down natural tissue barriers, allowing the spread of venom within the body.
• Spitting cobras can inject venom in their bites, but can also force venom out, under pressure, through tiny channels in their fangs. Raising the front half of its body, the snake can aim venom at the eyes and mucous membranes of its target, over 3 feet away.
• Snakes have two rows of teeth on the top jaw, one row on the bottom jaw. The teeth, including fangs, in most cases are replaced throughout life.
• When the tongue is in the mouth, it lies in a sheath beneath the glottis with its tip touching the vomeronasal or Jacobsen's organ. This is an organ of smell, so when your snake flicks out his tongue, he is, in fact, "tasting" or smelling the air. The forked design allows the snake to detect on which side the smell is strongest, and so to locate his prey, even in the dark.
• The Brahminy blind snake are all females. When mature, they lay fertile eggs, and the young are clones of the mother. Although native to Asia, this snake is now found in warm countries all over the world.
• The Emerald tree boa is born red or yellow, and changes to green after about a year.
• The rattlesnake's rattle consists of six to 10 layers of scales, which fail to shed and make that distinctive sound when the tail is shaken as a warning. Eventually the older segments will slough as the rattle lengthens.
• The tail of the Calabar ground boa is blunt, cylindrical and has white scales on the underside, and altogether appears very much like a head. When threatened, the snake coils into a ball, hides its head, leaving the less vulnerable tail exposed to confuse predators.
• The common egg eater (Dasypeltis scabra) is a highly specialized snake. Although it is not venomous, the markings are sufficiently similar to those of the deadly cobra or viper that a potential predator will think twice before attacking. The egg eater can also expand its jaws to mimic the larger head of the venomous. To consume an egg, the jaws can expand to four or five times the size of the egg. Once engulfed, the egg is pierced by two specialized vertebrae. Other modified bones in the vertebral column stabilize it, prevent its slipping out of the mouth or further into the snake. Yet another set of unique vertebrae crush the egg. Once emptied of its contents, the shell is regurgitated.
• The black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepsis) is brown, gray or olive, but never black. It is a particularly dangerous snake, with a bite that kills 95 to 100 percent of victims. The black mamba may also be the fastest snake, reaching speeds of 10 to 12 miles per hour. Other particularly dangerous snakes include the common krait, Russell's viper (both Asian snakes) and the taipan (Australian). Seven of the 10 most deadly snakes live in Australia.
• Snakes move by relaxing and contracting muscles lengthwise along the body. Sidewinding is a specialized form of motion that allows a snake to travel with speed and relatively little expenditure of energy along loose desert sand. The snake lifts a loop of its body from the surface, using its head and tail. The loop is moved sideways and then back to the ground. This creates the typical series of unconnected parallel tracks.
• The paired claw-like structures seen on either side of the vent of a snake such as a ball or royal python, are in fact, remnants of the legs present in the animals from which the modern species has evolved.
King cobras eat other snakes. King Cobras eat almost all other snakes with the rat snake being it’s favourite. The King Cobra is peculiar in that it feeds almost exclusively on other snakes, which is reflected in its genus name of Ophiophagus (Snake eater). The King Cobra is known to attack larger snakes, including pythons. The king cobra's diet is mainly composed of other snakes. When food is scarce though, king cobras will also feed on other small vertebrates, such as lizards. After a large meal the snake may live for many months without another meal due to its very slow metabolic rate.
Snakes can survive without eating food for several days. Snakes have a slow metabolic rate and thus can survive without eating for many days at a stretch, after a sumptuous meal. Snakes like King cobras can survive many months without food.
Snakes are cold blooded. Snakes are cold blooded like all reptiles, with the exception of the Leatherback Sea Turtle, a reptile that elevates its body temperature well above that of its surroundings. Though cellular metabolism produces some heat, reptiles do not generate enough heat to maintain a constant body temperature and are therefore referred to as "cold-blooded". Instead they rely on heat from the environment to regulate their internal temperature, e.g. by moving between sun and shade, or by preferential circulation - moving warmed blood into the body core, while pushing cool blood to the periphery. While this lack of adequate internal heating imposes costs relative to temperature regulation through behavior, it also provides a large benefit by allowing reptiles to survive on much less food as compared to similarly sized mammals and birds, who burn much of their food for warmth.
Pit vipers use a thermal sensitive nasal pit to detect pray. Pit vipers are named after their specialized thermo receptors; heat-sensitive organs, located on either side of the head that look like small pits. These pits contain membranes sensitive to infrared radiation and allow the snakes to locate their prey based on temperature differences with their environment. To a pit viper, rodents and birds that are only fractionally warmer than the background stand out even in complete darkness. Like a primitive pair of eyes, these pits even give them depth perception, allowing them to strike accurately under such conditions.
Snake’s tongue is used to sense the surroundings. A snake smells by using its forked tongue to collect airborne particles then passing them to the Jacobson's organ, a special organ in the mouth for examination. The fork in the tongue gives the snake a sort of directional sense of smell.
Young snakes break out of their egg with the help of special “teeth”. A snake does not look after its eggs or take care of the young ones but leaves the eggs to be hatched on their own. The hatchlings or the young snakes therefore have special teeth to break open the eggs and come out.
Most snakes can climb trees. Rat snakes and pythons are excellent examples.
Snakes shed skin on a regular basis and it is a part of its growth. The process is called moulting. This is usually achieved by the snake rubbing its head against a hard object, such as a rock or piece of wood, causing the already stretched skin to split. At this point, the snake continues to rub its skin on objects, causing the end nearest the head to peel back on it, until the snake is able to crawl out of its skin, effectively turning the moulted skin inside-out. This is similar to how one might remove a sock from your foot by grabbing the open end and pulling it over itself. The snake's skin is often left in one piece after the moulting process. It is a usual process, essential for a snake’s growth.
All snakes are carnivorous. Snakes do not chew their food and have a very flexible lower jaw, the two halves of which are not rigidly attached, and numerous other joints in their skull, allowing them to open their mouths wide enough to swallow their prey whole, even if it is larger in diameter than the snake itself. It is a common misconception that snakes actually dislocate their lower jaw to consume large prey.
Snakes do not normally prey on people, unless startled or injured, preferring instead to avoid contact.In fact, the majority of snakes are either non-venomous or possess venom that is not harmful to humans.
Snake venom is a complex mixture of proteins and is produced by venom glands. Snake venom is highly modified saliva that is produced by special glands. Snake venom is a combination of many different proteins and enzymes. Many of these proteins are harmless to humans, but some are toxins. Snake venoms are generally harmless when ingested, and are therefore not technically poisons.
Snake venom is used to make anti venom & many other life saving drugs. An anti venom serum is actually a small quantity of the venom itself which when injected into an animal or human affects only slightly triggering an allergic reaction to it. The allergic reaction will allow anti bodies to be formed and thus immunity to the venom is developed.
There is no visible difference between a male and female snake. Snakes of either sex would look identical, the only difference being that of a hemipenis (plural- hemipenes) in a male and a cloaca in a female which is visible only on a deeper study.
Vipers have foldable front fangs. When not in use, the fangs are folded backward against the roof of the mouth. Vipers have a very affective system of injecting venom into its prey’s body. The hinged fangs are more intricate system that allows the snake to instantaneously strike, inject and withdraw from a struggling prey. The fangs are enclosed in a membranous sheath and can be folded backwards and upwards against the roof of the mouth. During a strike the fangs can swing forward and the mouth can open to 180 degrees.
Flying snakes only glide in the air, they can’t fly. They virtually swim through the air and can glide a distance of 100m. It can only glide by extending its ribs and pulling in the underside.
• The snake today forms part of the symbol of physicians and veterinarians (the snake is wrapped around Asklepios' staff), linking snakes to millennia of healing and medical practice.
• The hognosed snake (Heterodon sp.), grass snake and the spitting cobra can feign death by flipping on to their backs when threatened. They open their mouths, allow their tongues to loll and can empty a foul smelling substance from their anal glands, making them highly unappetizing to any potential predator.
• Many snakes, such as vipers, boas and pythons have temperature-sensing organs on their heads. These heat pits are sensitive to changes in temperature of as little as 0.002 degrees Celsius, and effectively allow the snake to navigate and hunt in the dark.
• Snakes can have over 300 pairs of ribs.
• Snakes turn "blue" before a shed. This opaque change to the skin is actually due to the presence of a lymph-like layer of fluid between the old and new skins, prior to the shed of the old skin.
• Reports of the longest, heaviest and oldest reptiles abound. Many cannot be verified. A reticulated python, shot in Indonesia in 1912, was said to be 32 feet 9 1/2 inches in length. One Burmese python weighed in at over 400 pounds. Although seldom as long as the giant pythons, the green anaconda is a heavier snake. Sir Percy Fawcett is said to have killed an anaconda measuring 62 feet in 1907, in Brazil. Since the early part of the last century, the New York Zoological Society has offered a reward of $50,000 for the capture of a live snake greater than 30 feet in length. The oldest recorded snake is a boa constrictor named Popeye, who died in 1977 at the age of 40 years, 3 months and 14 days.
• The smallest snake may be the Martinique thread snake (Leptotyphlops bilineatus), which does not grow any bigger than 4 1/4 inches.
• A snake's internal organs, although superficially different, have basically the same functions as those of a mammal. The difference lies in their arrangement. They are placed one after the other, to accommodate the tube-like body. All snakes have a right lung and associated air sacs that extend most of the way to the vent. In most species, the left lung is considerably shorter, or even missing.
• The glottis, which is the entry to the trachea (breathing tube), can move to either side, to allow the snake to swallow prey. This is the tube you see when you look at the floor of a snake's mouth. Cartilage around the opening of the tube closes to prevent food from entering the respiratory tract, and produces the classic "hiss" in many snakes.
• A snake's heart can slide 1 to 1 1/2 times its length from its normal position, to allow the passage of swallowed prey. This is because of the relative mobility of the pericardial sac, which surrounds the heart.
• Venom glands have evolved independently in several species. Venoms are very complex substances, which may consist of a dozen or more toxic components. These can include substances poisonous to the heart, nerves and DNA as well as enzymes that break down natural tissue barriers, allowing the spread of venom within the body.
• Spitting cobras can inject venom in their bites, but can also force venom out, under pressure, through tiny channels in their fangs. Raising the front half of its body, the snake can aim venom at the eyes and mucous membranes of its target, over 3 feet away.
• Snakes have two rows of teeth on the top jaw, one row on the bottom jaw. The teeth, including fangs, in most cases are replaced throughout life.
• When the tongue is in the mouth, it lies in a sheath beneath the glottis with its tip touching the vomeronasal or Jacobsen's organ. This is an organ of smell, so when your snake flicks out his tongue, he is, in fact, "tasting" or smelling the air. The forked design allows the snake to detect on which side the smell is strongest, and so to locate his prey, even in the dark.
• The Brahminy blind snake are all females. When mature, they lay fertile eggs, and the young are clones of the mother. Although native to Asia, this snake is now found in warm countries all over the world.
• The Emerald tree boa is born red or yellow, and changes to green after about a year.
• The rattlesnake's rattle consists of six to 10 layers of scales, which fail to shed and make that distinctive sound when the tail is shaken as a warning. Eventually the older segments will slough as the rattle lengthens.
• The tail of the Calabar ground boa is blunt, cylindrical and has white scales on the underside, and altogether appears very much like a head. When threatened, the snake coils into a ball, hides its head, leaving the less vulnerable tail exposed to confuse predators.
• The common egg eater (Dasypeltis scabra) is a highly specialized snake. Although it is not venomous, the markings are sufficiently similar to those of the deadly cobra or viper that a potential predator will think twice before attacking. The egg eater can also expand its jaws to mimic the larger head of the venomous. To consume an egg, the jaws can expand to four or five times the size of the egg. Once engulfed, the egg is pierced by two specialized vertebrae. Other modified bones in the vertebral column stabilize it, prevent its slipping out of the mouth or further into the snake. Yet another set of unique vertebrae crush the egg. Once emptied of its contents, the shell is regurgitated.
• The black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepsis) is brown, gray or olive, but never black. It is a particularly dangerous snake, with a bite that kills 95 to 100 percent of victims. The black mamba may also be the fastest snake, reaching speeds of 10 to 12 miles per hour. Other particularly dangerous snakes include the common krait, Russell's viper (both Asian snakes) and the taipan (Australian). Seven of the 10 most deadly snakes live in Australia.
• Snakes move by relaxing and contracting muscles lengthwise along the body. Sidewinding is a specialized form of motion that allows a snake to travel with speed and relatively little expenditure of energy along loose desert sand. The snake lifts a loop of its body from the surface, using its head and tail. The loop is moved sideways and then back to the ground. This creates the typical series of unconnected parallel tracks.
• The paired claw-like structures seen on either side of the vent of a snake such as a ball or royal python, are in fact, remnants of the legs present in the animals from which the modern species has evolved.
Math Magic Tricks
Trick 1: Birthday magic
Step1: Add 18 to your birth month.
Step2: Multiply by 25.
Step3: Subtract 333.
Step4: Multiply by 8.
step5: Subtract 554.
step6: Divide by 2.
step7: Add your birth date.
step8: Multiply by 5.
step9: Add 692.
step10: Multiply by 20.
step11: Add only the last two digits of your birth year.
step12: Subtract 32940 to get your birthday!.
Example: If the answer is 123199 means that you were born on December 31, 1999. If the answer is not right, you followed the directions incorrectly or lied about your birthday.
Step1: Add 18 to your birth month.
Step2: Multiply by 25.
Step3: Subtract 333.
Step4: Multiply by 8.
step5: Subtract 554.
step6: Divide by 2.
step7: Add your birth date.
step8: Multiply by 5.
step9: Add 692.
step10: Multiply by 20.
step11: Add only the last two digits of your birth year.
step12: Subtract 32940 to get your birthday!.
Example: If the answer is 123199 means that you were born on December 31, 1999. If the answer is not right, you followed the directions incorrectly or lied about your birthday.
Funny facts about human body
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
The average human will eat an average of 8 spiders while sleeping.
The average women consumes 6lbs of lipstick in her lifetime.
On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day.
Only 7% of the population are lefties.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
A human brain weighs about 3lbs.
1/4 of the bones in your body are in your feet.
You blink over 10,000,000 times a year.
When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop ... Even your heart.
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza a day.
If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
Koala and humans are the only animals with unique fingerprints.
The scent of apples and/or bananas can help you lose weight.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Children grow faster in the spring.
On average a human will spend up to 2 weeks kissing in his or her lifetime A one-minute kiss burns 26 calories
It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
The average human will eat an average of 8 spiders while sleeping.
The average women consumes 6lbs of lipstick in her lifetime.
On average, a 4-year-old child asks 437 questions a day.
Only 7% of the population are lefties.
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
A human brain weighs about 3lbs.
1/4 of the bones in your body are in your feet.
You blink over 10,000,000 times a year.
When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop ... Even your heart.
If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza a day.
If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
Koala and humans are the only animals with unique fingerprints.
The scent of apples and/or bananas can help you lose weight.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Children grow faster in the spring.
On average a human will spend up to 2 weeks kissing in his or her lifetime A one-minute kiss burns 26 calories
amazing 50 facts
1. If you are right handed, you will tend to chew your food on your right side. If you are left handed, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.
2. If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
3. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
4. Your tongue is germ free only if it is pink. If it is white there is a thin film of bacteria on it.
5. The Mercedes-Benz motto is “Das Beste oder Nichts” meaning “the best or nothing”.
6. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
7. The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.
8. The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.
9. Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.
10. The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
11. Dalmatians are born without spots.
12. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
13. The ‘v’ in the name of a court case does not stand for ‘versus’, but for ‘and’ (in civil proceedings) or ‘against’ (in criminal proceedings).
14. Men’s shirts have the buttons on the right, but women’s shirts have the buttons on the left.
15. The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink. All other birds raise their lower eyelids.
16. The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by a bee.
17. Roosters cannot crow if they cannot extend their necks.
18. The color blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.
19. Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
20. Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.
21. The verb “cleave” is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.
22. When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red.
23. When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.
24. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was built in 1903, and used a tomato can for a carburetor.
25. The lion that roars in the MGM logo is named Volney.
26. Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros.
27. Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying jag of Flapan, instead of flag of Japan.
28. It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it.
29. The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples.
30. There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
31. The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
32. Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
33. It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
34. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
35. Most soccer players run 7 miles in a game.
36. The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air.
37. Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.
38. In most watch advertisements the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch (and make it look like it
is smiling).
39. Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself.”
40. The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning its head are the rabbit and the parrot.
41. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
42. The average person laughs 13 times a day.
43. Do you know the names of the three wise monkeys? They are:Mizaru(See no evil), Mikazaru(Hear no evil), and Mazaru(Speak no evil)
44. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
45. German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.
46. Large kangaroos cover more than 30 feet with each jump.
47. Whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
48. Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a broken fence and stampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death.
49. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural cause.
50. The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30 feet!!
2. If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. For when a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
3. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.
4. Your tongue is germ free only if it is pink. If it is white there is a thin film of bacteria on it.
5. The Mercedes-Benz motto is “Das Beste oder Nichts” meaning “the best or nothing”.
6. The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
7. The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing.
8. The average person who stops smoking requires one hour less sleep a night.
9. Laughing lowers levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. Six-year-olds laugh an average of 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.
10. The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
11. Dalmatians are born without spots.
12. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
13. The ‘v’ in the name of a court case does not stand for ‘versus’, but for ‘and’ (in civil proceedings) or ‘against’ (in criminal proceedings).
14. Men’s shirts have the buttons on the right, but women’s shirts have the buttons on the left.
15. The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink. All other birds raise their lower eyelids.
16. The reason honey is so easy to digest is that it’s already been digested by a bee.
17. Roosters cannot crow if they cannot extend their necks.
18. The color blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.
19. Every time you sneeze some of your brain cells die.
20. Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for your heart.
21. The verb “cleave” is the only English word with two synonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere and separate.
22. When you blush, the lining of your stomach also turns red.
23. When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.
24. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was built in 1903, and used a tomato can for a carburetor.
25. The lion that roars in the MGM logo is named Volney.
26. Google is actually the common name for a number with a million zeros.
27. Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying jag of Flapan, instead of flag of Japan.
28. It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it.
29. The attachment of the human skin to muscles is what causes dimples.
30. There are 1,792 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
31. The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.
32. Human hair and fingernails continue to grow after death.
33. It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.
34. The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
35. Most soccer players run 7 miles in a game.
36. The only part of the body that has no blood supply is the cornea in the eye. It takes in oxygen directly from the air.
37. Every day 200 million couples make love, 400,000 babies are born, and 140,000 people die.
38. In most watch advertisements the time displayed on the watch is 10:10 because then the arms frame the brand of the watch (and make it look like it
is smiling).
39. Colgate faced big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command “go hang yourself.”
40. The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning its head are the rabbit and the parrot.
41. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
42. The average person laughs 13 times a day.
43. Do you know the names of the three wise monkeys? They are:Mizaru(See no evil), Mikazaru(Hear no evil), and Mazaru(Speak no evil)
44. Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
45. German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.
46. Large kangaroos cover more than 30 feet with each jump.
47. Whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
48. Two animal rights protesters were protesting at the cruelty of sending pigs to a slaughterhouse in Bonn. Suddenly the pigs, all two thousand of them, escaped through a broken fence and stampeded, trampling the two hapless protesters to death.
49. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle; if the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural cause.
50. The human heart creates enough pressure while pumping to squirt blood 30 feet!!
Interesting facts about google
Google’s index of web pages is the largest in the world, comprising of 8 billion web pages. Google searches this immense collection of web pages often in less than half a second.
The infamous “I feel lucky” is nearly never used. However, in trials it was found that removing it would somehow reduce the Google experience. Users wanted it to be kept. It was like a comfort button.
Employees are encouraged to use 20% of their time working on their own projects. Google News, Orkut are both examples of projects that grew from this working model.
Google’s Orkut is most popular in Brazil and India. It was the brainchild of a Google engineer who was given free reign to run with it.
The first real person that named after “Google” is a Lebanese with full name of Oliver Google Kai. He is now three years old and owns a website, which is probably run by his father Walid Elias Kai, a vertical search marketing consultant.
Google started in January, 1996 as a research project at Stanford University, by Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were 24 years old and 23 years old respectively.
Google products appear in 117 type of languages, including 5 “fake” languages like Elmer Fudd and Swedish Chef. Spanish, German, French and Japanese are the most used search language besides English.
The infamous “I feel lucky” is nearly never used. However, in trials it was found that removing it would somehow reduce the Google experience. Users wanted it to be kept. It was like a comfort button.
Employees are encouraged to use 20% of their time working on their own projects. Google News, Orkut are both examples of projects that grew from this working model.
Google’s Orkut is most popular in Brazil and India. It was the brainchild of a Google engineer who was given free reign to run with it.
The first real person that named after “Google” is a Lebanese with full name of Oliver Google Kai. He is now three years old and owns a website, which is probably run by his father Walid Elias Kai, a vertical search marketing consultant.
Google started in January, 1996 as a research project at Stanford University, by Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were 24 years old and 23 years old respectively.
Google products appear in 117 type of languages, including 5 “fake” languages like Elmer Fudd and Swedish Chef. Spanish, German, French and Japanese are the most used search language besides English.
Interesting facts about airplanes
Airplane engines may be classified as driven by propeller, jet, turbojet, or rocket. Most engines originally were of the internal-combustion, piston-operated type, which may be air- or liquid-cooled.
Seventy-five thousand engineering drawings were used to produce the first Boeing 747.
The first United States coast to coast airplane flight occurred in 1911 and took 49 days.
A Boeing 737 weighing 150,000 pounds (68,000 kg) must deflect about 88,000 pounds (40,000 kg) of air - over a million cubic feet (31,500 cubit metres) down by 55 feet (16.75 m) each second while in flight.
The fastest passenger aircraft was the concorde but its no longer in service. The fastest aircraft is SR-71 Blackbird i believe. But I heard somewhere that NASA is working on a hypersonic aircraft
Seventy-five thousand engineering drawings were used to produce the first Boeing 747.
The first United States coast to coast airplane flight occurred in 1911 and took 49 days.
A Boeing 737 weighing 150,000 pounds (68,000 kg) must deflect about 88,000 pounds (40,000 kg) of air - over a million cubic feet (31,500 cubit metres) down by 55 feet (16.75 m) each second while in flight.
The fastest passenger aircraft was the concorde but its no longer in service. The fastest aircraft is SR-71 Blackbird i believe. But I heard somewhere that NASA is working on a hypersonic aircraft
facts about famous inventions and inventors
Count Alessandro Volta invented the first battery in the 18th century.
The first spray paint was invented by Edward H. Seymour in 1949.
The first working airplane was invented, designed, made, and flown by the Wright brothers.
The game of basketball was invented by James Naismith (1861-1939).
The earliest bicycle was a wooden scooter-like contraption called a celerifere; it was invented about 1790 by Comte Mede de Sivrac of France.
The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th Century.
Hippocrates was the first to realise the healing power of the aspirin.
It is known that around 1000 BC the ancient Egyptians used a linen sheath for protection against disease. (condom)
The refrigerator was invented by Carl von Linde in 1876.
The telescope was invented in 1608 by Han Lippershey
The first spray paint was invented by Edward H. Seymour in 1949.
The first working airplane was invented, designed, made, and flown by the Wright brothers.
The game of basketball was invented by James Naismith (1861-1939).
The earliest bicycle was a wooden scooter-like contraption called a celerifere; it was invented about 1790 by Comte Mede de Sivrac of France.
The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th Century.
Hippocrates was the first to realise the healing power of the aspirin.
It is known that around 1000 BC the ancient Egyptians used a linen sheath for protection against disease. (condom)
The refrigerator was invented by Carl von Linde in 1876.
The telescope was invented in 1608 by Han Lippershey
interesting facts about playstation
The PlayStation is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, 1994.
Successor consoles and upgrades include the Net Yaroze, PS one, PSX, PocketStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable,and the PlayStation 3.
The first conceptions of the PlayStation date back to 1986 in Japan where it was created.
The PlayStation was launched in Japan on December 3, 1994, North America on September 9, 1995, Europe on September 29, 1995, and Oceania in November 15, 1995.
By march 1995, the Playstation/pSone had shipped a total of 100.49 milion units.
The PS was the first console to full 3D modeling with a powerfull CPU at the time running at 33.8688 MHz.
The PlayStation 2 was the first system to have graphics capability better than that of the leading-edge personal computer at the time of its release.
The PlayStation 2 is the first video game system to use DVD technology.
The installation of a modchip allowed the PlayStation’s capabilities to be expanded, and several options were made available. Such a modification allowed the playing of games from other regions, such as PAL titles on a NTSC console, or allowed the ability to play copies of original games without restriction.
Successor consoles and upgrades include the Net Yaroze, PS one, PSX, PocketStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable,and the PlayStation 3.
The first conceptions of the PlayStation date back to 1986 in Japan where it was created.
The PlayStation was launched in Japan on December 3, 1994, North America on September 9, 1995, Europe on September 29, 1995, and Oceania in November 15, 1995.
By march 1995, the Playstation/pSone had shipped a total of 100.49 milion units.
The PS was the first console to full 3D modeling with a powerfull CPU at the time running at 33.8688 MHz.
The PlayStation 2 was the first system to have graphics capability better than that of the leading-edge personal computer at the time of its release.
The PlayStation 2 is the first video game system to use DVD technology.
The installation of a modchip allowed the PlayStation’s capabilities to be expanded, and several options were made available. Such a modification allowed the playing of games from other regions, such as PAL titles on a NTSC console, or allowed the ability to play copies of original games without restriction.
amazing Nobel prize facts
Sweden was home to Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite and other explosives.
Prizes first awarded in five subjects: chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.
Jean Paul Sartre refused the prize for literature in 1964 for fear it would turn him into an institution.
Pierre and Marie Curie are the first and only husband and wife to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics (in 1903).
Barack Obama won the Nobel Prize fr peace in 2009 for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.
806 Laureates and 23 organizations have been awarded the Nobel Prize between 1901 and 2009.
Between 1901 and 2009, the Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded 537 times.
In 2007, 90-year-old professor Leonid Hurwicz became the oldest person to ever win (one-third of the Prize in Economics); .
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, who won in 1976 for his research in human slow-virus infections, spent 19 months in jail after pleading guilty in 1997 to charges of child molestation.
Prizes first awarded in five subjects: chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace.
Jean Paul Sartre refused the prize for literature in 1964 for fear it would turn him into an institution.
Pierre and Marie Curie are the first and only husband and wife to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics (in 1903).
Barack Obama won the Nobel Prize fr peace in 2009 for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.
806 Laureates and 23 organizations have been awarded the Nobel Prize between 1901 and 2009.
Between 1901 and 2009, the Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded 537 times.
In 2007, 90-year-old professor Leonid Hurwicz became the oldest person to ever win (one-third of the Prize in Economics); .
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, who won in 1976 for his research in human slow-virus infections, spent 19 months in jail after pleading guilty in 1997 to charges of child molestation.
interesting facts about Saudi Arabia
The first university in Saudi Arabia was founded in 1957.
Saudi Arabia is keeper of Islam’s most sacred cities: Mecca, where the Prophet Muhammad received the word of Allah.
The Arab calendar is a lunar calendar. The cycle of the moon’s phases takes a little over 29 1/2 days and therefore in an Arab calendar a lunar year contains 354 days and some hours.
Saudi Arabia is the 14th largest country on earth.
75 % of Saudi Arabia population is younger than 35 years old.
The largest city in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh (pop. 4,193,000), is the 69th largest city on earth by population.
More than half the area of Saudi Arabia is desert.
Saudi Arabia exports more oil than any other nation and holds 25 percent of the world’s proven reserves.
Saudi Arabia is keeper of Islam’s most sacred cities: Mecca, where the Prophet Muhammad received the word of Allah.
The Arab calendar is a lunar calendar. The cycle of the moon’s phases takes a little over 29 1/2 days and therefore in an Arab calendar a lunar year contains 354 days and some hours.
Saudi Arabia is the 14th largest country on earth.
75 % of Saudi Arabia population is younger than 35 years old.
The largest city in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh (pop. 4,193,000), is the 69th largest city on earth by population.
More than half the area of Saudi Arabia is desert.
Saudi Arabia exports more oil than any other nation and holds 25 percent of the world’s proven reserves.
interesting facts about Finland
Finland is a country located in the northern part of the European continent.
Finland declared independence from Russia in 1917 and became a republic in 1919.
There are 1.8 million saunas in Finland, of which approximately 500 are traditional smoke saunas.
In the far north section of Finland, the sun does not set for 73 days in summer (white nights) and does not rise for 51 days (polar nights) during winter.
68% of Finland is covered by forest.
Nokia is a Finnish company.
Finland was the first country in the world to allow all women to vote. The President is elected every six years.
Only 6% of the land is under cultivation with barley and oats the main crops
Finland declared independence from Russia in 1917 and became a republic in 1919.
There are 1.8 million saunas in Finland, of which approximately 500 are traditional smoke saunas.
In the far north section of Finland, the sun does not set for 73 days in summer (white nights) and does not rise for 51 days (polar nights) during winter.
68% of Finland is covered by forest.
Nokia is a Finnish company.
Finland was the first country in the world to allow all women to vote. The President is elected every six years.
Only 6% of the land is under cultivation with barley and oats the main crops
interesting facts about Indonesia
Indonesia comprises 17,508 islands.Three of the ten largest islands in the world are found here.The biggest island in Indonesia is Sumatra.
With a population of around 230 million people, it is the world’s fourth most populous country.
Indonesia is home to Komodo dragon (varanus komodoensis), the largest lizard in the world.
There are 316 ethnic groups which speak 670 dialects in Indonesia.
Indonesia has many high mountains, the highest of which are over 4000 meters.
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur frequently in Indonesia. With over 400 active volcanoes, there are over 3 earthquakes per day.
Indonesia falls in the tropical zone, and has an average humidity of between 70% and 90%.
The population in Indonesia is expected to be at 315 million by 2035
With a population of around 230 million people, it is the world’s fourth most populous country.
Indonesia is home to Komodo dragon (varanus komodoensis), the largest lizard in the world.
There are 316 ethnic groups which speak 670 dialects in Indonesia.
Indonesia has many high mountains, the highest of which are over 4000 meters.
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur frequently in Indonesia. With over 400 active volcanoes, there are over 3 earthquakes per day.
Indonesia falls in the tropical zone, and has an average humidity of between 70% and 90%.
The population in Indonesia is expected to be at 315 million by 2035
interesting facts about zebras
There are three different species of zebras - Plains Zebra, Grevy’s Zebra and Mountain Zebra, only Plains Zebra and Mountain Zebra have subspecies.
Every zebra has a unique pattern of stripes.
Zebras are capable of running up to 40 miles per hour.
In ancient Rome Grevy’s zebras were called hippotigris and trained to pull carts for the circus.
In the wild, zebras live about 20-30 years; up to 40 years at zoos.
Mountain zebras are expert climbers. Mountain zebras at South Africa and Namibia are known to reside at an elevation of 2000m above sea level.
Burchell’s zebra is named after the British explorer, William John Burchell.
It is not possible to race on a zebra as there would be a risk of breaking its back. The backs of most horses have a very deep arch making a comfortable fit for the saddle where as the zebra’s back is more level.
Zebra camouflage works because lions are color-blind
Every zebra has a unique pattern of stripes.
Zebras are capable of running up to 40 miles per hour.
In ancient Rome Grevy’s zebras were called hippotigris and trained to pull carts for the circus.
In the wild, zebras live about 20-30 years; up to 40 years at zoos.
Mountain zebras are expert climbers. Mountain zebras at South Africa and Namibia are known to reside at an elevation of 2000m above sea level.
Burchell’s zebra is named after the British explorer, William John Burchell.
It is not possible to race on a zebra as there would be a risk of breaking its back. The backs of most horses have a very deep arch making a comfortable fit for the saddle where as the zebra’s back is more level.
Zebra camouflage works because lions are color-blind
interesting scorpions facts
Scorpions have existed since the Silurian period, 420-450 million years ago.
There are almost 2,000 scorpion species, but only 30 or 40 have strong enough poison to kill a person.
Scorpions grow from 2.5cm to 20cm in length.
All scorpions can inject poison from the sting at the end of their tail.
Female scorpions give birth to live young and look after them by carrying them around on their back.
Scorpions can also be found in the sea or more correctly, the beach.
All scorpions “fluoresce” under ultraviolet light.
Sometimes the female scorpion eats her mate.
Scorpions are for the most part nocturnal.
Some scorpions have up to 10 eyes, though they can’t see very well.
Young scorpions are more aggressive and likely to attack than older scorpions. The average lifespan of a scorpion is anywhere from 2 years to 8 years.
There are almost 2,000 scorpion species, but only 30 or 40 have strong enough poison to kill a person.
Scorpions grow from 2.5cm to 20cm in length.
All scorpions can inject poison from the sting at the end of their tail.
Female scorpions give birth to live young and look after them by carrying them around on their back.
Scorpions can also be found in the sea or more correctly, the beach.
All scorpions “fluoresce” under ultraviolet light.
Sometimes the female scorpion eats her mate.
Scorpions are for the most part nocturnal.
Some scorpions have up to 10 eyes, though they can’t see very well.
Young scorpions are more aggressive and likely to attack than older scorpions. The average lifespan of a scorpion is anywhere from 2 years to 8 years.
Interesting whale facts
Scientists believe that early whales actually walked the earth. The theory, supported by recent fossil finds in the foothills of the Himalayas, is that about 53.5 million years ago, whales were amphibious. (source)
There are 79 to 84 different species of whale.
The blue whale is the largest whale. They may grow up to 100 feet and weigh as much as several elephants.
The blue whale’s heart that weighs 1,300 lbs and only beats about ten times per minute.
The humpback whales males produce, in frequencies between 20 and 9,000 Hz, songs that are the longest and the most varied in all the animal kingdom, with repeated sequences about 15 minutes long.
Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) is a baleen whale that lives only in the Arctic and is rich in blubber.
Baleen whales are characterized by having no teeth; instead, they have baleen plates for filtering food from water.
Whales are closely related to dolphins and porpoises.
A humpback whale may eat up to a ton of food every day.
Whales love to sing! They use this as a call to mates, a way to communicate and also just for fun!
There are 79 to 84 different species of whale.
The blue whale is the largest whale. They may grow up to 100 feet and weigh as much as several elephants.
The blue whale’s heart that weighs 1,300 lbs and only beats about ten times per minute.
The humpback whales males produce, in frequencies between 20 and 9,000 Hz, songs that are the longest and the most varied in all the animal kingdom, with repeated sequences about 15 minutes long.
Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) is a baleen whale that lives only in the Arctic and is rich in blubber.
Baleen whales are characterized by having no teeth; instead, they have baleen plates for filtering food from water.
Whales are closely related to dolphins and porpoises.
A humpback whale may eat up to a ton of food every day.
Whales love to sing! They use this as a call to mates, a way to communicate and also just for fun!
interesting Parrots facts
Most parrot fossils were excavated in Europe. The United States once had its own species of parrot, the Carolina parakeet, but it became extinct in about 1920 because of hunting and forest destruction.
The parrots are a broad order of more than 350 birds. Macaws, Amazons, lorikeets, lovebirds, cockatoos and many others are all considered parrots.
Larger parrots can live more than 75 years, while smaller ones live up to 15 years only. African Grey parrots can live for 50 to 60 years, Cockatoos typically live to be 65, and Macaws can live to be 80.
Parrots come in almost every color of the rainbow, but the eggs are always a simple white.
Wild parrots do not imitate. Only pets will mimic people and noises they hear.
Parrots are the best climbers among birds. They will use their bills to pull themselves up a tree.
While both sexes of parrots tend to look identical the eclectus parrot is one of the few known vertebrates in which the female is more colorful than the male. She is bright red; he is green.
The parrots are a broad order of more than 350 birds. Macaws, Amazons, lorikeets, lovebirds, cockatoos and many others are all considered parrots.
Larger parrots can live more than 75 years, while smaller ones live up to 15 years only. African Grey parrots can live for 50 to 60 years, Cockatoos typically live to be 65, and Macaws can live to be 80.
Parrots come in almost every color of the rainbow, but the eggs are always a simple white.
Wild parrots do not imitate. Only pets will mimic people and noises they hear.
Parrots are the best climbers among birds. They will use their bills to pull themselves up a tree.
While both sexes of parrots tend to look identical the eclectus parrot is one of the few known vertebrates in which the female is more colorful than the male. She is bright red; he is green.
interesting Squirrels facts
There are about 300 varieties of squirrels around the world.The word “squirrel” means “shadow tail” in Greek.
The tiniest squirrel is the aptly named African pygmy squirrel—only five inches (thirteen centimeters) long from nose to tail. The Indian giant squirrel is three feet (almost a meter) long.
The gray squirrel can be up to three times as large as the red squirrel as but smaller than a fox squirrel. The size of an adult gray squirrel is about 18 inches and can weigh up to a pound or more.
Tree squirrels run and jump so fast that they have been clocked at 20 miles per hour.
A squirrel’s brain is about the size of a walnut.
Squirrels need approximately two pounds of food per week.
Squirrels in general are found on every continent except Antarctica and Australia.
The period of gestation varies from 33 days in the smaller species of pine squirrels, up to 60 days for the larger species.
Baby squirrels are called kittens and kittens are born only twice a year.
Squirrels reach maturity at one year and have an average lifespan of 10-12 years.
The tiniest squirrel is the aptly named African pygmy squirrel—only five inches (thirteen centimeters) long from nose to tail. The Indian giant squirrel is three feet (almost a meter) long.
The gray squirrel can be up to three times as large as the red squirrel as but smaller than a fox squirrel. The size of an adult gray squirrel is about 18 inches and can weigh up to a pound or more.
Tree squirrels run and jump so fast that they have been clocked at 20 miles per hour.
A squirrel’s brain is about the size of a walnut.
Squirrels need approximately two pounds of food per week.
Squirrels in general are found on every continent except Antarctica and Australia.
The period of gestation varies from 33 days in the smaller species of pine squirrels, up to 60 days for the larger species.
Baby squirrels are called kittens and kittens are born only twice a year.
Squirrels reach maturity at one year and have an average lifespan of 10-12 years.
interesting facts about Rhinoceros
The word rhinoceros comes from the Greek rhino (nose) and ceros (horn).
The rhinoceros has poor eyesight but it has a highly developed sense of smell and hearing.
The five species range in weight from 750 pounds to 8,000 pounds and stand anywhere from four and a half to six feet tall.
The average weight of a rhinoceros is over three to four thousand pounds.
A group of rhinos is called a “crash.”
Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of the species, weighing in at “only” 1750 pounds.
The five types of rhinos are the Sumatran, Javan, black, white, and Indian.
Javan rhinos and Indian rhinos have only one horn, while Sumatran rhinos, black rhinos, and white rhinos have two.
The White rhinoceros can reach a shoulder height of up to 4 m (13ft). It weighs more than 2,500 kg (5,500 lbs).
The rhinoceros can run at a speed of 30 to 40 miles per hour.
The rhino can sleep both standing as well as lying down.
Black rhinos have a hooked lip. White rhinos have a square lip. Black rhinos are actually gray.
Female rhinos give birth every three years to a single calf.
Egrets and other birds can be found with rhinos, feeding on the species external parasites.
Biologists estimate that wild rhinos live up to 35 years. In captivity, a rhino may live 40 years
The rhinoceros has poor eyesight but it has a highly developed sense of smell and hearing.
The five species range in weight from 750 pounds to 8,000 pounds and stand anywhere from four and a half to six feet tall.
The average weight of a rhinoceros is over three to four thousand pounds.
A group of rhinos is called a “crash.”
Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of the species, weighing in at “only” 1750 pounds.
The five types of rhinos are the Sumatran, Javan, black, white, and Indian.
Javan rhinos and Indian rhinos have only one horn, while Sumatran rhinos, black rhinos, and white rhinos have two.
The White rhinoceros can reach a shoulder height of up to 4 m (13ft). It weighs more than 2,500 kg (5,500 lbs).
The rhinoceros can run at a speed of 30 to 40 miles per hour.
The rhino can sleep both standing as well as lying down.
Black rhinos have a hooked lip. White rhinos have a square lip. Black rhinos are actually gray.
Female rhinos give birth every three years to a single calf.
Egrets and other birds can be found with rhinos, feeding on the species external parasites.
Biologists estimate that wild rhinos live up to 35 years. In captivity, a rhino may live 40 years
Interesting facts about termites
Termites have been around since the time of the dinosaurs!
Termites live long lives. Every termite colony has a queen which may live from 15 to 30 years, laying hundreds of eggs each day. Any number of colonies may infest a home.
Termite colonies eat non-stop, 24 hours a day, seven days a week!
Termites do more damage than all fires, hurricanes and tornadoes combined.
The total weight of all of the termites in the world is more than the weight of all the humans in the world.
In Australia, termites build towers 6 metres high and 30 metres wide. Ten tonnes of mud are collected bit by bit by millions of insects. Soilder termite guard the mud castle, where the queen lays her eggs and is fed by worker termites.
Termites live long lives. Every termite colony has a queen which may live from 15 to 30 years, laying hundreds of eggs each day. Any number of colonies may infest a home.
Termite colonies eat non-stop, 24 hours a day, seven days a week!
Termites do more damage than all fires, hurricanes and tornadoes combined.
The total weight of all of the termites in the world is more than the weight of all the humans in the world.
In Australia, termites build towers 6 metres high and 30 metres wide. Ten tonnes of mud are collected bit by bit by millions of insects. Soilder termite guard the mud castle, where the queen lays her eggs and is fed by worker termites.
Interesting facts about goldfish
Goldfish is a small member of the carp family. There are more than 500 species of goldfish found throughout the world.
Goldfish Can’t Close Their Eyes - This makes sleeping a littel different for them. Instead of closing their eyes and falling into a deep sleep, they sleep with their eyes open usually at the bottom of the water.
Goldfish should never be kept in small bowls. They need a spacious environment with high oxygen levels.
Goldfish are cold-blooded, so their rate of metabolism depends on water temperature. Do not feed below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
The world’s oldest recorded goldfish was 43 years old. Which is just amazing for almost any pet really, and he did very well considering he was won at a town fair. His name was Tish, and he died in 1999 in North Yorkshire, UK.
Goldfish Can’t Close Their Eyes - This makes sleeping a littel different for them. Instead of closing their eyes and falling into a deep sleep, they sleep with their eyes open usually at the bottom of the water.
Goldfish should never be kept in small bowls. They need a spacious environment with high oxygen levels.
Goldfish are cold-blooded, so their rate of metabolism depends on water temperature. Do not feed below 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
The world’s oldest recorded goldfish was 43 years old. Which is just amazing for almost any pet really, and he did very well considering he was won at a town fair. His name was Tish, and he died in 1999 in North Yorkshire, UK.
Interesting facts about gorillas
Gorillas live in groups off ten to thirty females and their young, with one or more mature males, called silverbacks.
Gorillas possess 98% of the same nuclear DNA as humans.
Gorilla live in groups, called a “troop,” of an average of 5 to 9 gorilla depending on the species.
On an average, gorillas have a height of 165-175 cm as far as adult males are concerned and weigh around 140-200 kgs. Female adult gorillas can have a height of about 140 cm and weigh around 100 kgs. A baby gorilla can weigh about 4 ½ pounds.
Mountain gorillas have longer hair, larger jaws and teeth, smaller noses and shorter arms than other gorillas.
They give birth after nine months, like humans do.
Gorillas are naturally found only in Africa.
Gorillas possess 98% of the same nuclear DNA as humans.
Gorilla live in groups, called a “troop,” of an average of 5 to 9 gorilla depending on the species.
On an average, gorillas have a height of 165-175 cm as far as adult males are concerned and weigh around 140-200 kgs. Female adult gorillas can have a height of about 140 cm and weigh around 100 kgs. A baby gorilla can weigh about 4 ½ pounds.
Mountain gorillas have longer hair, larger jaws and teeth, smaller noses and shorter arms than other gorillas.
They give birth after nine months, like humans do.
Gorillas are naturally found only in Africa.
interesting facts about komodo dragons
Komodo dragons were first recorded by Western scientists in 1910.
Komodo dragons are the largest lizards in the world.
Komodo dragons are known to live on three islands in Indonesia - the Komodo National Park.
Adult males often exceed 2.5 meters (8 feet) in length and weigh around 90 kilograms (200 pounds).
When hunting, Komodo dragons rely on camouflage and patience.
Dragon saliva teems with over 50 strains of bacteria, and within 24 hours, the stricken creature usually dies of blood poisoning.
When they are young, they are dark colored with some yellow, white, green, and black. When they get older they are dull black, gray, or green.
They communicate through body language.
They are excellent swimmers and can cross great distances and strong ocean currents.
Vision and hearing are useful, but the Komodo’s sense of smell is its primary food detector
Komodo dragons are the largest lizards in the world.
Komodo dragons are known to live on three islands in Indonesia - the Komodo National Park.
Adult males often exceed 2.5 meters (8 feet) in length and weigh around 90 kilograms (200 pounds).
When hunting, Komodo dragons rely on camouflage and patience.
Dragon saliva teems with over 50 strains of bacteria, and within 24 hours, the stricken creature usually dies of blood poisoning.
When they are young, they are dark colored with some yellow, white, green, and black. When they get older they are dull black, gray, or green.
They communicate through body language.
They are excellent swimmers and can cross great distances and strong ocean currents.
Vision and hearing are useful, but the Komodo’s sense of smell is its primary food detector
interesting jaguar facts
Jaguars are the largest of South America’s big cats.
The jaguar’s name means “a beast that kills its prey with a single bound.”
Jaguars are excellent swimmers.
Jaguars are 5 to 6 feet in length and weigh between 100 to 250 pounds.
The average lifespan of a jaguar is 12 to 15 years in the wild and between 20 to 25 years in captivity.
The tail can reach up to 30 inches.
Compared to a leopard, the jaguar is stocky and more powerfully built.
Jaguars can bite through the shell of turtles.
Jaguars are a “near-threatened” species, which means simply that their numbers are reducing....
The jaguar’s name means “a beast that kills its prey with a single bound.”
Jaguars are excellent swimmers.
Jaguars are 5 to 6 feet in length and weigh between 100 to 250 pounds.
The average lifespan of a jaguar is 12 to 15 years in the wild and between 20 to 25 years in captivity.
The tail can reach up to 30 inches.
Compared to a leopard, the jaguar is stocky and more powerfully built.
Jaguars can bite through the shell of turtles.
Jaguars are a “near-threatened” species, which means simply that their numbers are reducing....
interesting facts about peacocks
According to history peacocks were brought to Egypt more than three thousand years ago by the Phoenicians.
• Peacocks have an average lifespan of twenty years in the wild.
• Indian Peacock is the national bird of India.In the wild in India they are a favourite food of leopards and tigers.
• Technically, only males are peacocks. Females are peahens, and together, they are called peafowl.
• Peacocks do not just fan out their tails, they vibrate them too, making a rattling sound and showing off the shimmering colors.
• Peacocks get most of their color from light reflection rather than a dye. The feathers have barbs, which in turn have rods. It is these rods that controls how light reflects and produces the green, golden yellow, brown and bright blue.
• They generally lay 10-12 eggs.
• The end of each train feather boasts what resembles an eye. Scientifically, these are called ocellus.
• Peacocks have an average lifespan of twenty years in the wild.
• Indian Peacock is the national bird of India.In the wild in India they are a favourite food of leopards and tigers.
• Technically, only males are peacocks. Females are peahens, and together, they are called peafowl.
• Peacocks do not just fan out their tails, they vibrate them too, making a rattling sound and showing off the shimmering colors.
• Peacocks get most of their color from light reflection rather than a dye. The feathers have barbs, which in turn have rods. It is these rods that controls how light reflects and produces the green, golden yellow, brown and bright blue.
• They generally lay 10-12 eggs.
• The end of each train feather boasts what resembles an eye. Scientifically, these are called ocellus.
interesting lizard facts
• Lizards are a very large and widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3,800 species.
• Lizards first appeared approximately 200 million years ago, evolving alongside the dinosaurs.
• The tail of some lizards separate from the body when the lizard is grabbed.
• Lizards are found on every continent in the world except Antarctica.
• Only two species of Beaded Lizards are venomous, the Gila Monster and the Mexican Beaded Lizard.
• The adult length of species within the suborder ranges from a few centimeters for some chameleons and geckos to nearly three meters (9 feet, 6 inches) in the case of the largest living varanid lizard, the Komodo Dragon.
• Most lizards are 4-legged, but a few have only 2 legs and others are legless.
• The best lizard climber is the Gecko, claws down.
• An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.
• Lizards have eyelids, this enables lizards to blink.
• Lizards first appeared approximately 200 million years ago, evolving alongside the dinosaurs.
• The tail of some lizards separate from the body when the lizard is grabbed.
• Lizards are found on every continent in the world except Antarctica.
• Only two species of Beaded Lizards are venomous, the Gila Monster and the Mexican Beaded Lizard.
• The adult length of species within the suborder ranges from a few centimeters for some chameleons and geckos to nearly three meters (9 feet, 6 inches) in the case of the largest living varanid lizard, the Komodo Dragon.
• Most lizards are 4-legged, but a few have only 2 legs and others are legless.
• The best lizard climber is the Gecko, claws down.
• An iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes.
• Lizards have eyelids, this enables lizards to blink.
AMAZING spiders facts
Spiders have two body segments. The front segment is called the Cephalothorax. The second part of the body is called the Abdomen.
• There are more than 30,000 species of spiders.
• There can be up to nearly 5 million spiders per hectare.
• A jumping spider can jump up to 25 times its own body length.
• Black Widow ’s bite is feared because its venom is reported to be 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake’s.
• Male spiders are almost always smaller than the females and are often much more colorful.
• Approximately 2000 people are bitten each year by Redback Spide.
• The Dewdrop spider and other small spiders do not build a web but live near an orb web and eat the remains of left over insects.
• The largest spider ever observed by scientists was over 8 feet long and weighed in at 530 pounds.
• A spider egg contains as much DNA as four humans combined.
• There are people in South America who eat tarantulas.
• Some spiders, like Orb spiders, spin webs to catch flying insects. They make a new web every
day and eat the old one.
• Not all spiders spin webs.
• Fear of spiders is called Arachniphobia. It is one of the most common fears among humans.
• There are more than 30,000 species of spiders.
• There can be up to nearly 5 million spiders per hectare.
• A jumping spider can jump up to 25 times its own body length.
• Black Widow ’s bite is feared because its venom is reported to be 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake’s.
• Male spiders are almost always smaller than the females and are often much more colorful.
• Approximately 2000 people are bitten each year by Redback Spide.
• The Dewdrop spider and other small spiders do not build a web but live near an orb web and eat the remains of left over insects.
• The largest spider ever observed by scientists was over 8 feet long and weighed in at 530 pounds.
• A spider egg contains as much DNA as four humans combined.
• There are people in South America who eat tarantulas.
• Some spiders, like Orb spiders, spin webs to catch flying insects. They make a new web every
day and eat the old one.
• Not all spiders spin webs.
• Fear of spiders is called Arachniphobia. It is one of the most common fears among humans.
Interesting facts about china
• China is the fourth largest country in the world.
• The Chinese calendar dates back to 2600 B.C.Each year is represented by an animal. There are twelve animals which represent the twelve months. The Chinese had an advanced system of astronomy as well as mathematics, which laid a strong foundation for their beliefs and traditions, followed till date.
• The Great Wall of China is also known as the “Ten Thousand Li Wall”, one Li is equal to 500 meters. The wall is over 1500 miles in length. The Great Wall is one of the 7 world wonders . The Great Wall can be seen
by the human eye from outer
space.
• For the last 4,000 years China has been the oldest continuous civilization on Earth.
• The longest river in China is the Yangtze.
• China is among the world’s largest producers of cotton and Silk production has been an important part of the Chinese economy for thousands of years.
• Paper was invented in China around 105 A.D., by the eunuch Ts’ai Lun.
• Tree hugging in China is strictly forbidden.
• Ice cream was invented in China around 2000BC when the Chinese packed a soft milk and rice mixture in the snow.
• The story of Cinderella first appears in a Chinese book written between 850 and 860 A.D.
• China is a bicycle kingdom. China manufactures 60% of the world’s bicycles (the united states buys 86% of the world’s bicycles).
• Shanghai is the biggest city in the world, holding almost 16 million people
• The Chinese calendar dates back to 2600 B.C.Each year is represented by an animal. There are twelve animals which represent the twelve months. The Chinese had an advanced system of astronomy as well as mathematics, which laid a strong foundation for their beliefs and traditions, followed till date.
• The Great Wall of China is also known as the “Ten Thousand Li Wall”, one Li is equal to 500 meters. The wall is over 1500 miles in length. The Great Wall is one of the 7 world wonders . The Great Wall can be seen
by the human eye from outer
space.
• For the last 4,000 years China has been the oldest continuous civilization on Earth.
• The longest river in China is the Yangtze.
• China is among the world’s largest producers of cotton and Silk production has been an important part of the Chinese economy for thousands of years.
• Paper was invented in China around 105 A.D., by the eunuch Ts’ai Lun.
• Tree hugging in China is strictly forbidden.
• Ice cream was invented in China around 2000BC when the Chinese packed a soft milk and rice mixture in the snow.
• The story of Cinderella first appears in a Chinese book written between 850 and 860 A.D.
• China is a bicycle kingdom. China manufactures 60% of the world’s bicycles (the united states buys 86% of the world’s bicycles).
• Shanghai is the biggest city in the world, holding almost 16 million people
Interesting Facts About Mars
This magnificent planet has been major candidate for the science fiction movies for many decades. When we consider all the facts it is impossible to imagine that any life could exist on Mars. However, scientists believe that straight lines on Mars are evidence of ice deposits underneath the planet's surface. The most concrete theory is that life on Mars existed billion years ago and some believe that there are remains of ancient civilization on Mars surface. The strange belief, based on Mayan studies, is that Martians fled their planet and landed on Earth (some believe that Mayans descended from Mars). Today Mars is made up of iron with largest volcano in our Solar system called Olympus Mons (see photo bellow) and largest canyon Valles Marineris, which is 2,500 miles long. Mars has two moons and scientists believe that the moon Phobos will crash into Mars in less than 50 years. Moon debris will stay in Mars atmosphere thus creating ring around the Mars similar to the Saturn's ring. Interesting fact about Mars is that NASA sent many missions to Mars and more than half of them disappeared without trace.
Facts About Saturn
The density of Saturn is around 0.687 grams per cubic centimeter. Its density is so low that if it is kept on a water body, it would actually float on it. The speed with which Saturn completes one rotation is so high that it ends up flattening itself. It has 60 moons and in the ancient times the rings were thought to have been the moons of the planet. Saturn has no solid surface and the day is only 10 hours and 35 minutes long. It takes almost 30 years for the planet to complete one revolution around the sun and during these 30 years there are times when the rings around the planet seem to have been disappeared. Saturn in Horoscope represents hard work and discipline. There are theories that Saturn is astrologically powerful planet and it is used as advertising tool for many corporations like: Nike (that Nike logo represents Saturn's ring), cars, oil companies etc. Planet was named after the Roman god of agriculture Saturn. God Saturn was father of: Neptune, Pluto, Jupiter and Ceres. Day Saturday was also named after the Roman God Saturn. Saturn is the one of the five planets that is visible from the Earth with the naked eye (to see the actual rings you will have to find yourself a decent telescope).
Facts About Jupiter
Named after the Roman God known as Zeus in Germany, the planet Jupiter technically has no surface as it is entirely made out of gas. Jupiter can be seen without a telescope because of its huge size. The gravitational pull of the planet is so high that anything and everything that passes the planets gets pulled towards it. Jupiter has 63 moons and one of them is volcanically active and it is the only moon in the entire solar system to be in such a state. The fastest spinning planet of all, Jupiter has clouds that are up to 50 km thick and the average day on Jupiter lasts around 10 hours. After Venus, Jupiter is the second brightest planet in the Solar System (Venus reflects 70% of sunlight). Mars outshines Jupiter only when approached very close to the Earth. Interesting Fact is that Jupiter emits weird sounds or so called "electromagnetic voices" recorded by NASA-Voyager.
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