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1741/ Iron is number 26
in the periodic table.
1742/ Each carbon nucleus
(containing six protons and six neutrons) is made up from
three nuclei of helium.
1743/ About 60% of the
roses grown in the U.S. are produced in California.
1744/ The first known
contraceptive was crocodile dung used by ancient Egyptians
in 2000 BC.
1745/ The liver performs
more than 500 different functions, including storing vitamins
and removing harmful chemicals from the blood.
1746/ The moon moves
about two inches away from the Earth each year.
1747/ The number “four"
is the only digit that has the same number of letters as its
value.
1748/ The nearest supernova
observed in the twentieth century was detected in 1987: a
bright object appeared in the sky on 24th February that had
not been visible the previous night. After a few weeks, it
started to fade, and its development is still being monitored
using all the tools of modern astronomy.
1749/ Total consumption
of roses in the U.S. exceeds 1.2 billion stems per year.
1750/ The oldest fossilized
imprint of the rose was left on a slate deposit found in Florissant,
Colorado. It is estimated to be 35 million years old.
1751/ China is the largest
producer of tomatoes in the world, producing over 16% of all
tomatoes.
1752/ The average laying
hen lays 257 eggs a year.
1753/ The great horned
owl can turn its head 270 degrees.
1754/ The rings of Saturn
are made of ice chunks - some as small as an ice cube and
some as big as a house.
1755/ The smallest fish
in the world is the Trimattum Nanus of the Chagos Archipelago.
It measures 0.33 inches.
1756/ The tallest man
in the world was 8'11" Robert Pershing Wadlow. He was
just 22 when he died in 1949 from an infection caused by leg
braces he needed to keep him on his feet.
1757/ Eggs need to reach
144 to 158 degrees Fahrenheit before they’ll turn from
a liquid to a solid.
1758/ The Kuruman spring
on the edge of the Kalahari desert in southern Africa produces
20 million litres of water a year.
1759/ Initially, after
knee-replacement surgery, about twenty five percent of patients
get a blood clot in their leg.
1760/ Tick saliva contains
at least 300 chemicals that affect mammals immune defences
and blood system.
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