. It takes thousand of years for light to travel from the sun's core to it's surface.
. If you could drive to the sun it would have about 190 years to get there.
. The moon ways 81,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons.
. A bridge built in Lima, Peru, is reportedly held together by egg whites.
. There is almost always an even number of rows on an ear of corn.
. Many astronauts crave Tabasco sauce in space.
. Piranhas bark.
. Some spiders spin webs longer than two city buses.
. Some musicians with amnesia can still remember how to play music.
. Sound travels 15 times faster through steel than through air.
. A spatula-tailed hummingbird's tail is so heavy that it can only fly for a few seconds.
. One of Jupiter's moons, called Europa, may have twice as much water as all the oceans on Earth.
. A Kangaroo Rat does not need to drink water.
. The world's fastest typist can reach speeds of 200 words per minute.
. The energy in one bolt of lightning could toast about 100,000 slices of bread.
. 90% of an iceberg is underwater.
. A teenager created a staple chain that's a long as a cruise ship.
. There are twice as many chickens on Earth as people.
. There's a beach in the Bahamas where you can swim with wild pigs.
. A giant anteater is 6 feet long, yet its mouth is as small as a grape.
. Fungus can grow out of a zombie ant's head. (Planet Earth has a documentary about it, you should watch it!)
. Portions of Albert Einstein's brain are on display in a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
. A fashion designer created a new fabric made entirely from milk.