Fun Facts

A full moon always rises at sunset. This is because sun and moon are at nearly opposite positions in the sky during a full moon.

The bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers.

The water inside of a coconut is identical to human blood plasma. It is sometimes used as a substitute because it is sterile, does not produce heat, does not destroy red blood cells, and is readily accepted by the body.

The area between your toes is the part of the body that has the most bacteria.

Spider silk is stronger than steel and can stretch up to 50 percent of its original length. A strand of spider silk the width of a pencil could stop a Boeing 747 in flight.

When Thomas Edison died in 1931, Henry Ford captured his last breath in a bottle.

Hummingbirds are the only animal that can fly backwards. They can also fly upside-down.

On average, people fear spiders more than they fear dying. However, statistically, you are more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by the bite of a poisonous spider.

When a person dies, hearing is generally the last sense to go. The first sense lost is usually sight, followed by taste, smell, and touch.