Showing posts with label Fun Facts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fun Facts. Show all posts

Monday, September 13, 2010

Lovely Hedgehogs

Did you know the hedgehog makes an interesting pet? Actually, the hedgehog is kind of a fascinating little creature that creates an interesting pet. There are some areas where they’re illegal so before you decide to make this your next pet you might want to check close by laws.

Originally from Africa, hedgehogs can live up to about 4 years within the wild and nearly 10 in captivity. Their diet consists of insects so when you have lots of those little critters around a hedgehog might be a much appreciated addition for a family.

Their backs are enclosed with rows and rows of short, prickly spines and yet their bellies are soft and enclosed with fur. I can’t say that I really want the experience of touching one to find out how true this is so I’ll just believe it to be so.

One of the best parts of the hedgehog is their compact size. They’re about 5 8 inches in length and weigh practically nothing. No wonder they weigh so little; having a natural diet which incorporates insects, slugs, snails, worms and, occasionally, small vertebrates and fruit wouldn’t you weigh practically nothing?

In captivity their diet often consists of economic cat food, hard boiled eggs, and chopped up fruit and vegetables with mealworms or crickets as a treat. Again, is it any wonder they are so light?

A female hedgehog can go full term on release of her pups in 34 days. Wow! Imagine going through your pregnancy that fast. A normal size litter is 1 7 pups. If their pups disturb them, the mother is known to leave them or even eat them. Kids, watch out! Don’t disturb mom!

With all this excellent information, you might imagine, Hmmmm, I sure think hedgehogs are cute, but don’t want to get all the insects around for their feeding, hear them at nighttime or have them leave their pups.

Never fear, since you can still enjoy hedgehogs and never have to worry about feeding or watering them. Many gift shops carry a great choice of ceramic, clay, stuffed and wood hedgehogs.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Facts About Cotton Candy

Fairy Floss was the first name of practise of making cotton candy. This sweet treat was invented by four men named Thomas Patton, Josef Delarose Lascaux, John C. Wharton and William Morrison. Morris and Wharton were capable of patent the best cotton candy mechanism in 1899. It used centrifugal force that spun and melted the sugar through tiny holes. It later gained popularity during its new name of cotton candy, which was shaped by a festival worker.

Melting sugar into a liquid form after which spinning it inside of the machine is the first step to making some. The machine then forces the liquid state with the candy through tiny holes that then shape and cool the sugar liquid. During the process, a sugary sweet smell wafts with the air, attracting attention from anyone walking by. The sugar is changed back to some solid state where it's collected and served on a stick and ready to enjoy.

As with anything, the more you do it, the better you get. The greater practice someone has at which makes it, the better it will be within the end. By following these directions, there is no problem making the fluffy confection and anyone can do it. This delicious treat is enjoyable at any age; however, it is recommended that anyone 18 or younger use the machine with caution. It is best to test it out several times and make a preliminary test batches a few days before it is going to be served to anyone so the person making it will get familiar with the way to do it.

Cotton candy machines are easy to use, but should be operated with caution. Making this delicious treat can be fun, especially for small children. Get them involved at the following birthday celebration and let them help to create it. This creation of spun sugar can be used for parties, fundraisers, fairs, carnivals, and just about anywhere and everywhere. It's a tempting treat and for young children to even adults who want to feel young again.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Amazing Jellyfish

Amazing new discovery in Israel! Near the town of Eilat while in the Red Sea, scientists caught coral sucking in a large jellyfish. “During the survey we were amazed to note some mushroom corals actively feeding for the moon jellyfish,” says Ada Alamaru, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

This is extremely strange behavior for corals since their regular diet usually includes only microscopic organisms called zooplankton (tiny drifting animals). Some corals consume natural debris. This is the first time ever reported that coral is feeding on a large jellyfish.

“In fact we saw a few corals feeding without just one,” Ms Alamaru says. Scientists believe that as a result of climate change, jellyfish are over populating coral reefs and it appears that nature found one way to balance a big number of jellyfish.

Ms Alamaru also suggests that ability to utilize a variety of food sources also to benefit from such a bloom event offers the mushroom corals a bonus compared with other little polyped corals that aren’t capable of feed on such large prey items.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Fun Science Facts

Found more and more fun facts is a happy thing for me.Today,let’s find more fun facts about Science.

Did you know that there are 206 bones in the adult human body and there are 300 in kids (as they grow several of the bones fuse together).

Flea’s can jump 130 times higher than their own peak. In human terms this is equal to a 6ft. person jumping 780 ft. into the air.

The most unsafe animal on the earth is the common housefly. Because of their habits of visiting animal waste, they transmit more diseases than any other animal.

Snakes are true carnivorous because they eat nothing but other animals. They don’t eat any type of plant material.

The smallest bone in man’s body is the stapes or stirrup bone in the middle ear. It is approximately .11 inches (.28 cm) long.

The best cells in the human body are the motor neurons. They could be up to 4.5 feet (1.37 meters) long and run from the lower spinal cord to the big toe.

The blue whale can produce sounds up to 188 decibels. This is the loudest sound produced by a living animal and has been detected as far away as 530 miles.

The Skylab astronauts grew 1.5 – 2.25 inches (3.8 – 5.7 centimeters) due to spinal expansion and straightening as a result of zero gravity.

Super erosion at the base of Niagara Falls (USA) undermines the shale cliffs and in consequence the falls have receded approximately 7 miles over the last 10,000 years.

The largest telescope on the earth is currently being constructed in northern Chile. The telescope will utilize four – 26 ft. 8 in. (8.13 meters) mirrors that will gather as often light as a single 52 ft. 6 in. (16 meters) mirror.

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Monday, August 2, 2010

Unusual Facts About Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein is famous people in the world.His popular phrase “The important thing is to not stop questionin” reflected his never-ending questioning feelings and curiosity. This feelings earned him a Nobel Prize. Here’s some more amazing facts about Albert Einstein.

Albert Einstein was once offered the Presidency of Israel. He declined saying he had no head for problems.Einstein wasn’t present in December 1922 to receive the Nobel prize in physics. Instead he was on a voyage to Japan.

A easy area is the instrument deemed to have designed Einstein’s profession. His father gave it to him while he was sick in bed when he was 5 years old. His curiosity in the unfamiliar thus started.

In the years before World War II, Albert Einstein was so famous in America that he would be stopped on the street by people wanting him to clarify “that theory”. He finally puzzled out a way to handle the incessant inquiries. He told his inquirers “Pardon me, so sorry! Always I am mistaken for Professor Einstein.”

Following the death of Israel’s first leader, Albert Einstein was asked to be the leader of Israel, but he declined.He said,” Politics is for the moment, while an equation is for eternity.” He was still very pleased to have been considered as a leader.

The most unusually fact is when Albert Einstein died, his last words died with him. The nurse at his side did not understand German.Do you know what Einstein said last?

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Famous People Facts

People are the important roles in the world.There are so many famous people and fun facts about them.Let us take a look at them.

The popular band OutKast was sued by civil rights activist Rosa Parks for using her name in one of their songs. They won the case.

Bill Gates wrote his first computer program at the age of 13 .

In the middle of all his accomplishments, scientist and renowned genius Albert Einstein also played the violin.

Another smart human being, Queen Elizabeth I, knew seven languages.

In fact, General George Custer was not an apt student; he graduated final in his West Point class.

Oprah Winfrey is one among three females to own her own film studio. Lucille Ball and Mary Pickford are the other two.

Charlemagne refused to let his daughters to marry. He did allow them to have unlawful children.

At the time of her marriage, Marie Antoinette, infamous Queen of France, couldn't speak French.

Impersonator artist Claude Monet unsuccessfully attempted suicide in 1868.

John F. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic to be a United States President.

Though Fidel Castro speaks fluent English, he will not utter any in public.

Benjamin Franklin established the first U.S. lending library in 1731.

Through the Great Depression, Sam Walton (of Wal-Mart fame) helped his family by milking cows and delivering newspapers.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Fun Facts About Nepal

Nepal stands surrounded by China in the north and India in the south, east and west.A multi-cultural, multi-linguistic and multi-religious country, Nepal features of a varied panorama, ranging from Terai plains in the south to hilly Himalayas in the north. Nepel is a great country,let’s learn more about it.

Best part of the people in Nepalare Hindus, adopted by Buddhists and Muslims.The main ethnic groups in Nepalinclude Chhettri, Brahman-Hill, Magar, Tharu, Tamang, Newar, Muslim, Kami and Yadav.

Nepalfollows the scheme of “Federal Democratic Republic”.Nepal is among the poorest and smallest amount developed countries in the world.

Lumbini, the origin of Lord Buddha, is located in Nepal.Nepal’s Flag is the only nationwide flag in the world that is not four-sided figure in figure.The modern state of Nepal was shaped on 21st December 1768, following the ‘Unification of Nepal’ by Prithvi Narayan Shah.

Tourism, carpets, textiles, small rice, jute, sugar, and oilseed mills; cigarettes; bolster and brick production are the main industries in Nepal.Eight of the utmost peaks of the world are located in Nepal.

Right from 1846 to 1951, Nepal was governed by inherited Prime Ministers, who descended from Jung Bahadur Rana.It was in 1951 that supremacy of the Nepalese crown was restored and a government was shaped by the Congress party.

Violence in the Royal Family of Nepal, believed to be perpetrated by Crown Prince Dipendra, led to the death of the King and Queen, besides the prince’s brother, sister, an uncle, and several aunts. Later, the prince shot himself too and died. Thereafter, the crown was unspecified by Gyanendra, Dipendra’s uncle.

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

China Fun Facts

China is a big country and is the fourth largest country in the world.There are so many tourist Attractions,such as the Great Wall,the Beijing Temple.There are also many fun facts about China,let us take a look.

The Chinese year is according to the cycles of the moon. This is known a lunar timetable. The Chinese new year is different every year, but is typically comes between the end of January and the middle of February. A total cycle of the Chinese calendar takes 60 years, or 5 units of 12. The Chinese calendar times back to 2600 B.C. It is the oldest famous calendar.

Every year is represented by an animal. There are twelve animals which represent the twelve months. I have read that Buddha named the years after the twelve pets that came to visit him before he left the world. The Chinese believe that you have some of the characteristics of the animal representing the year in which you were born.

The red color in the flag stands for the blood shed triggered during the revolution while the better star stands for management and the smaller stars for the classes (peasants, workers, bourgeoisie, and capitalists).In Chinese culture, red color is the traditional color of the Chinese people, used for wedding dresses. It is also considered lucky and used widely for celebrations and streamers.

The Great Wall of China is probably the greatest known set ups in China. It is also one of the wonders of the world.The Terracotta Army or the Terracotta Warriors is the most visited sites in China. It is also considered as an archaeological surprise on the earth.

China is the one of oldest country,and also a beautiful country in the world.Do you have more wonderful facts about China?

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Wonder City Of Athens

If you know the Olympic game,you must know the great city of Athens.Athens hosted both the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.Athens is the oldest country in the world,it was founded more than 3,400 years ago.Are there some fun facts about Athens?

Athens is the biggest city of Greece, besides one of the oldest cities of the earth.Along with being the capital of Greece, Athens is also the capital of the Attica Periphery and the Athens Prefecture.

Athens turned the first Cultural Capital of Europe in 1985.The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, in the year 1896. In 2004, Athens played host to Olympic Games again.

The facts of the first resolution around the Acropolis dates back to 3000 BC.Athens is broadly brought up as the “Cradle of Western civilization” and the “Birthplace of Democracy”.

Being incessantly inhabited for no less than 3,000 years, Athens features of being one of the cities with the greatest history in the world.

It was in 1834 that Athens succeeded Nafplion, the city that was provisional capital during the Greek War of Independence finish in 1832, as the capital of Greece.

Athens is among the world’s main centres of archaeological explore.The Superior Athens area stands divided into 55 municipalities, the major being the City of Athens or Dimos Athinaion.

Omonia Square is the oldest cube in Athens.Syntagma Square, adjacent to Parliament and several significant resorts, is the central square of Athens.

Athens was the origin of many prominent philosophers, writers and politicians of the early world, including Socrates, Pericles & Sophocles.

Athens is so great,and all Athens buiding and arts are wonderful.The capital city of Greece,is the best place to travel.

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Monday, July 26, 2010

American Fun Facts

Finding more fun facts about American?I think American is a different country of its human species.Unlike many other countries, the American has its own feature.Let us learn more?

North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico.

America has typically a temperate type of a climate, but it is tropical in Florida and Hawaii, cold in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest. The low winter temps in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

There are approximately 500,000 detectable seismic tremors in California annually.Rhode Island is the smallest US state in size.New Amsterdam, Indiana is the smallest city in the U.S., they have a population of 1.Louisiana has 2,482 islands, covering nearly 1.3 million acres.

5% of Canadians do not know the first 7 words of the Canadian anthem, but know the first 9 of the American song of praise. 7% of Americans don't know the first 9 words of the American song of praise, but know the first 7 of the Canadian song of praise.

America's first nudist organization was founded in 1929, by 3 men.A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans!On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament Building is an American flag.

Most Americans' car horns beep in the key of F.On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left-hand corner of the "1" encased in the "shield" and a spider concealed in the front upper right-hand corner. About 70% of Americans who go to college do it just to make more money.

More and more fun facts about American we can find online,if you have more fun facts about American,why not share to us?