Sunday, 6 March 2016

17 facts you didn't know

1. The sun makes up more than 99% of the mass of the solar system. . 2. Humans can distinguish between at least a trillion smells. . 3. Almost every element in your body was made in an exploding star . . 4. An asteroid in our solar system has rings , like Saturn. . 5. There might be another Earth-sized planet in the outer solar system. . 6. A narwhal's tusk is filled with nerves. . 7. Each of a tarsier's eyeballs is as big as its brain. . 8. If you shuffle a pack of cards properly, chances are that exact order has never been seen before in the whole history of the universe. . 9. Adults have fewer bones than a baby. . 10. Humans can't breathe and swallow at the same time. . 11. There are about 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 atoms in a human body. . 12. There are about 86 billion neurons in an average human brain. . 13. Every atom in your body is billions of years old. . 14. There's a type of mollusc called a chiton that can make its own magnetic teeth . . 15. Bees sense a flower's electric field and use it to find pollen. . 16. Beaked whales can hold their breath for over two hours . . 17. Mantis shrimp can punch at 80 kilometres per hour.

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