Friday 27 September 2013

fact of the week

Did you know that on July 21st 1983, the coldest temperature ever on the planet earth was recorded at a frightening 128.6 degrees fahrenheit below zero (-89.2  ÂșC) in Antarctica by Soviet scientist at the Vostok expedition station

Wednesday 25 September 2013

Fascinating facts

1 At a stretch of 2,43,792km,Canada has the longest coastline than any other country in the world.

2 Mars ,at around 225 million km away from the Sun ,has a 27000 m high mountain,an extinct volcano called Olympus Mons which is more than 3 times higher than the Mount Everest.

3 Abell  2029 cluster is the biggest galaxy ,which is 80 times bigger than our Milky Way.

4 Hair is the fastest growing part of the body.

5 The human heart beats approximately 100,000 times a day.

6 A dragonfly's eyes contain 30,000 lenses.

7 A Shimps  heart is in its head.