Monday, January 31, 2011

Riddle Answerer


The answer to Friday's riddle...
 Riddle - What is OK for one, perfect for two, and too much for three?
Answer - A Secret, because a secret with one person is ok, with two its great, but with three its too much.

Friday, January 28, 2011

Fun Fact Friday | A Riddle!

What is OK for one, perfect for two, and too much for three? Give the answer in comments.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Coffee

If a person screamed for a total of 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, they would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011


Did you know that newborn babies are color blind?
The visual system of a new baby takes time to develop. In the first week of life, babies don't see color. Their first view of the world is only in gray.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Stomach



Did you know that your stomach would digest it self without a lining of mucus? Each minute the surface lining sheds some 500,000 cells and then completely replaces itself in three days which continually protects the stomach from caustic digestive juices.

Monday, January 24, 2011

Electric Eel

 
Have you ever wondered how much electricity an electric eel can make? Well here's the answer... An electric eel has current producing organs made up of electric plates that create a charge of 350 volts to as much as 550 volts.

Friday, January 21, 2011


People love Oreos! Over 20.5 million Oreo cookies are eaten each day. That means that there are 625 million per month and 7.5 billion Oreos eaten each year.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

spider

No know one has ever died from the bite of a tarantula even though they are the largest spider.  They can be as small as a fingernail and as big as a dinner plate.
And they are hairy - yuk!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The Ocean


 Fifty to 80 percent of all life on Earth is found under the ocean surface and the oceans contain 99 percent of the living space on the planet and less than 10 percent has been explored by humans. Did you know scientists know more about the moon than the bottom of the ocean?

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Black Holes

A black hole is a region of space where nothing can escape - not even light. Around a black hole there is an undetectable surface which marks the point of no return. This is called an event horizon. Some scientists think there are black holes at the centers of galaxies, including our own.

Monday, January 17, 2011

Tiger


Did you know tiger's fur isn't the only thing on the tiger that has black and orange stripes? It's skin is also striped. If the fur were shaved off a tiger, the skin underneath would have exactly the same markings that the fur had. The stripes serve to help conceal the tiger when its hunting or hiding from other prey. 8)

Friday, January 14, 2011

Fun Fact Friday

Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.
Any one know that?
Have a good weekend


 

Thursday, January 13, 2011

a fact A day by Double A

Did you know the Arctic is a desert? The Arctic is a cold desert because it gets very little precipitation - about the same amount as the Sahara.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

A Fact a day by Double A

We all know a tornado is very fast but a horse can run faster. That's why farmers let there horses out during a tornado.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Polar bear fur is clear not white. The hair looks white because the air spaces in each hair scatter light of all colors making it appear white to the eye.
LETS ALL SAVE THE POLAR BEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday, January 10, 2011

A fact a day by Double A


Oysters can change their gender from male to female
several times in a year.

Friday, January 7, 2011

A Fact A Day By Double A - Fun Fact Friday!


It is almost impossible to say "Toy Boat" really fast five times. Try it!

Have a good weekend.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

A Fact a day by Double A

Starfish can regrow a limb and their limbs can regrow bodies.
This process is called regeneration.

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

A Fact a day by double A

The black mamba is not really black it is usually an olive green or light brown. The reason it is called the black mamba is because the inside of it's mouth is black.  It is also the most venomous snake in Africa. The toxins in it's venom can kill a full grown man in fifteen minutes.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

A fact a day by Double A

The Portuguese man o' war  is not a jellyfish though it does sting like a jellyfish.  A jelly fish is a single organism and a man o' war is a made up of many tiny individuals called zooids.  The Portuguese man o' war is one of the most venomous creatures in the water.