##EMBED## Click Here to Read More Interesting Worm Related Facts Text Version According to research done at the Rothamsted Experimental Station, depending on soil quality, there can be anywhere from 250,000-1.75 million earthworms per acre of land. Poor quality soil will have closer to the 250,000 range; good quality soil, such as farm land, will have closer to the 1.75 […]
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##EMBED## Click Here to Learn How One Way Mirrors Work Text Version The Italian town of Viganella gets no direct sunlight for about seven weeks each winter. In order to solve this problem, in 2006, a computer controlled mirror was installed which is approximately 25 feet by 15 feet. The mirror is controlled such that it reflects sunlight into the […]
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##EMBED## Click Here for More Interesting Simpson Related Facts Text Version In the Arabic broadcast of The Simpsons episodes, Homer drinks soda instead of beer and eats Egyptian beef sausages instead of hot dogs.
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##EMBED## Click Here for More Interesting Civil War Related Facts Text Version The total number of American deaths during the Civil War were about 292,000 in battle, which was about 2% of the population, and about 625,000 total killed as a result of the war (including those dead of disease and the like, which was a major problem in soldier’s […]
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##EMBED## Click Here for More Interesting Soft Drink Related Facts Text Version Carbonating beverages, introducing CO2 into the drink mix under pressure, makes the drink slightly more acidic (carbonic acid), which serves to sharpen the flavor and produces a slight burning sensation. It also helps preserve the drink longer without going bad.
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##EMBED## Click Here to Read More Interesting Meat Related Facts Text Version Fish are primarily white meat due to the fact that they don’t ever need their muscles to support themselves and thus need much less myoglobin or sometimes none at all in a few cases; they float, so their muscle usage is much less than say a 1000 pound […]
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##EMBED## Click Here to Learn the Origin of the Word Soccer Text Version Soccer balls were originally painted with the now classic black and white checkered look in order to make them more visible on black and white TV during the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Naturally, people wanted to buy balls that looked like those that the professionals used on […]
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##EMBED## Click Here for Sources and to Learn Interesting Facts About Peanut Butter and George Washington Carver Text Version Peanut butter is made by: First roasting the peanuts at around 240 degrees Celsius (464 degrees Fahrenheit). At this stage, the peanuts turn from white to light brown. The peanuts are then cooled rapidly so that they don’t continue to cook […]
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##EMBED## Click Here for More Interesting Facts Related to the Simpsons Text Version The couch gag in The Simpsons is used to make the show longer or shorter depending on the length of the episode itself. The average couch gag lasts about 6 seconds while the longest to date lasted 46 seconds.
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##EMBED## Click Here for More Interesting Facts About Dolphins Text Version Amazon river dolphins swim upside down. It is thought that the humps on their backs help them feel around on the bottom of the river to locate food. This also may help them see what is below them better as below their eyes they have puffy cheeks that obstruct […]
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##EMBED## Click Here to Read More Interesting Banana Facts Text Version Bananas do not grow on trees. Rather, they grow from a root structure that produces an above ground stem. The plant is specifically classified as an arborescent (tree-like) perennial herb; in fact, it is the largest herbaceous flowering plant. The banana plant being an herb is that the banana […]
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##EMBED## Click Here to Read More Interesting Elvis Facts Text Version Elvis once wrote a letter to President Nixon asking to become an undercover narcotics cop. Nixon responded by personally giving Elvis a Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs badge. During Elvis’s autopsy, doctors found 10 different drugs in Elvis’s blood stream.
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##EMBED## Click Here to Read More Toilet Paper Facts Text Version Johnny Carson once caused a near month long toilet paper shortage in the U.S. in December of 1973. In his show, he said, “You know what’s disappearing from the supermarket shelves? Toilet paper… There’s an acute shortage of toilet paper in the United States.” Americans promptly went out and […]
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##EMBED## Click Here for More Interest Facts Related to the Jolly Roger Text Version The Jolly Roger wasn’t just used by pirates, the skull and crossbones version is also used by various military forces, even commonly today on submarines in certain navies of the world.
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##EMBED## Click Here to Read More Bread Related Facts Text Version In medieval times in Western Europe, breads were typically named after the class of people who typically consumed a given type of bread. There were knight’s loafs, squire’s loafs, varlet’s loafs, court’s loafs, pope’s loafs, common loafs, table loafs, etc.
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##EMBED## Click Here for More Interesting Carrot Facts Text Version In ancient times, the root part of the carrot plant that we eat today was not typically used. The carrot plant however was highly valued due to the medicinal value of its seeds and leaves. For instance, Mithridates VI, King of Pontius (around 100BC) had a recipe for counteracting certain […]
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##EMBED## Click Here to Find Out What Moon Dust Smells Like Text Version One Moon “day” is 29 1/2 Earth days. This rotation coincides perfectly with its rotation around the Earth so that we always only see one side of the Moon. Coincidence? I think not! Wake up Sheeple!
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##EMBED## Click Here to Read About the First Website Ever and the Development of the Web Text Version The “//” forward slashes in any web address actually serve no real purpose according to Berners-Lee. He only put them in because “it seemed like a good idea at the time.” He wanted a way to separate the part the web server […]
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