Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backward.
About 150,000 hairs are growing on your head right now.
The South Pole gets about as much snow every year as Atlanta, Georgia.
New York drifts about an inch farther from London every year.
A large python can swallow a goat whole.
1,000,000,000,000,000 (that's one quadrillion) ants live on Earth.
A tiger's skin is striped like its fur.
A sneeze travels 100 miles an hour.
You're almost a half inch taller in the morning than in the evening.
Elephants can't jump.
99% of people can't lick their elbows. (But 90% of people who read this will try).
Some snails can sleep for three years.
Butterflies taste food with their feet.
Hippo sweat is red. (It also doubles as sunscreen.)
A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.
You can buy land on Mars & Venus for $19.99 an acre.
167 letters are in the world's longest place-name, krungthep mahanakhon bovorn ratanakosin mahintharayutthaya mahailokpop nopartratchathani burirom udomratchanivet mahasathan amornpiman avatarnsathit sakkathattiyavisnukarmprasit, officially known as Bangkok, Thailand.
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Originally posted by dannypitanyYou're almost a half inch taller in the morning than in the evening.
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backward.
About 150,000 hairs are growing on your head right now.
The South Pole gets about as much snow every year as Atlanta, Georgia.
New York drifts about an inch farther from London every year.
A large python can swallow a goat whole.
1,000,000,000,000,000 (that's one quadrillion) ants liv ...[text shortened]... asit, officially known as Bangkok, Thailand.
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What could explain this???
Originally posted by Boby FisherAs you lay down asleep, the muscles around your spine relax and the vertebrae seperate slightly. When you stand up in the morning, the process reverses and you shrink back to normal compressed height
You're almost a half inch taller in the morning than in the evening.
What could explain this???
Originally posted by Boby FisherI think it is something to do with compression of the vertebrae (spine) during the day through standing up etc, when you lie down and sleep they return, hence taller after sleep.
You're almost a half inch taller in the morning than in the evening.
What could explain this???
Maybe wrong, and happy to be corrected
Andy
Originally posted by dannypitanyHow does anyone know how many ants there are? Surely there are too many to count.
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backward.
About 150,000 hairs are growing on your head right now.
The South Pole gets about as much snow every year as Atlanta, Georgia.
New York drifts about an inch farther from London every year.
A large python can swallow a goat whole.
1,000,000,000,000,000 (that's one quadrillion) ants liv ...[text shortened]... asit, officially known as Bangkok, Thailand.
... just thought that you would like to know ...
Originally posted by ianpickeringIt's an estimated guess based on the life cycles of the differing ants, the areas of habitation in which they live, size of colony (average ant number) and territory size and therefore ants per area of land within these areas of habitation. It will be a vastly +/- estimate I think.
How does anyone know how many ants there are? Surely there are too many to count.