Facts Of The Day

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:30 pm

September 25, 2007:
Fact #122:
Home Sweet Home: A Canadian company offers a two-day course in igloo building.

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Wed Sep 26, 2007 5:08 pm

September 26, 2007:
Fact #123:
Brazil, 2003: A 440-pound chunk of ice fell out of a cloudless sky. Scientists blamed it on global warming.

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:41 pm

September 27, 2007:
Fact #124:
Here's how fast an average raindrop falls: 600 feet per minute. The average snowflake falls at a more leisurely pace: about 11 feet per minute.

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:30 am

September 28, 2007:
Fact #125:
Record for the most snowfall on a single day: 47.5 inches of snow fell on Valdez, Alaska, on January 16, 1990.

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Sat Sep 29, 2007 11:12 am

September 29, 2007:
Fact #126:
Look out below! A snowflake that spins like a top as it's falling will usually be symmetrical when it hits the ground; if it falls sideways, it will probably be lopsided when it lands.

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:07 am

September 30, 2007:
Fact #127:
Dirty snow melts faster than clean snow. Why? Because dirt particles are warmer than snow crystals.

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:31 pm

Subject: It's A Wild World

October 01, 2007:
Fact #128:
Mountain goats have a special feature on each hoof: a soft pad that acts as a powerful suction cup. Result: A mountain goat can walk up very steep mountains.

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:43 pm

October 02, 2007:
Fact #129:
The detergent most commonly used to clean elephants is Murphy's Oil Soap.

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:13 pm

October 03, 2007:
Fact #130:
The housefly hums in the key of F.

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:53 pm

October 04, 2007:
Fact #131:
Why can't birds live on the space station? Because they require gravity to swallow.

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:40 pm

October 05, 2007:
Fact #132:
What do reindeer and chimpanzees have in common? They both like bananas.

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:00 am

October 06, 2007:
Fact #133:
Koalas' fingerprints are nearly identical to humans'. (They could actually be confused at a crime scene.)

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:11 pm

October 07, 2007:
Fact #134:
The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.

Subject: Re: Facts Of The Day Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:21 am

October 08, 2007:
Fact #135:
A full-grown eagle is powerful enough to kill a young deer and fly away with it.