These horrific hurricane facts may surprise you. Do you think you know all the facts on this list? Hurricane strength is defined according to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale: Category 1 Hurricane: Wind speeds from 74 miles per hour to 95 miles per hour. Category 2 Hurricane: Wind speeds from 96 miles per hour to 110 …
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If you have Christmas in July vibes, give these snow facts a read. (And don’t worry, Christmas will be here before we know it!) A “thundersnow” is a snowstorm including thunder, lighting, and strong winds. Snow isn’t white but it’s actually clear. The snow looks white because of the way the sun reflects off of …
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Ah, Mars — the Red Planet. It has tantalized humankind for thousands of years, either in the role of a deity, the target of future space colonization, or simply as the home of little green men. Now, you have a chance to own a hefty chunk of it. Because everything is for sale these days, …
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What random facts about dreaming do you know? Like did you know that everyone dreams every night? Dreams are easily forgotten due to chemical changes during sleep, due to the prefrontal cortex function and the hippocampus function. Blind people dream, often about animals, their service dogs and eating. Those who are fully blind only dream …
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As the famous saying goes, you should fight fire with fire. Well, perhaps not if you’re doing actual firefighting, but it’s apt in many other situations. For instance, it works when you’re dealing with nightmarish flesh-eating flies. The New World screwworm fly is once again rampaging through Central America and southern Texas. Already eradicated once, …
What do you know about comets? Here are some fun facts about these objects flying around the Earth. Comets appear in the sky like streaks because they’re actively melting. The core of a comet is called the comet nucleus and can be several kilometers wide, like the size of a small town. Comets are composed …
Elephants are the largest land mammals, so that makes everything else about them large, too. Do you think you know all these facts about elephants? Nutrition and food for an elephant comes in the form of grass, shrubs, leaves, fruits, roots, twigs, branches and tree bark. It all depends on the season and the habitat. …
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What do you know about summer plants? Did you know some orchids smell like different foods? Apples, peaches, pears, cherries, raspberries, strawberries and more are part of the rosaceae family. Evidence that grapes were grown about 8,000 years ago in Mesopotamia, or today’s Iraq, and that’s where the first of the wine was made. Talking …
Do you need more facts about hair? Here they are. The werewolf legend is believed to have originated from an abnormality called Hirsutism, meaning extra hair on your face and body grows where it’s not supposed to. Hair is composed of the following elements: Carbon (50%), Oxygen (21%) Nitrogen (17%), Hydrogen (6%), Sulphur (5%). Darker …
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What do you know about the red planet? Do you know that no human has ever stepped foot on the planet Mars? Hellas Planitia is a huge crater on Mars located on the Red Planet’s southern hemisphere. It’s over 3.7 miles deep and 1.242 miles across. One of the most distinctive features of Mars is …