| 2781/
If all major forms of cardiovascular disease were eliminated,
human life expectance would increase by 9.78 years according
to the National Center for Health Statistics in the US.
2782/ Mexico City is
sinking at a rate of 18 inches per year as a result of draining
the water table for human consumption.
2783/ The aqualung, a
device for breathing under water was invented by Jacques Cousteau
and Emile Gagnan of the French Navy in 1943 so that "frogmen"
could put mines under enemy ships.
2784/ In 1994, scientists
in Australia invented a way of removing fleece from sheep
without shearing. They injected the sheep with a special hormone,
then wrapped them in lightweight hairnets. Three weeks later,
the fleece could be peeled off the sheep by hand.
2785/ There are stars
as much as 400,000 brighter than the sun and others as much
as 400,000 time fainter if they could all be seen at the same
distance.
2786/ The so-called "Asteroid
Belt" lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. Most
of the known asteroids, including most of the large asteroids
are found in this region of the Solar System.
2787/ Although it takes
more than 10,000,000 years for the sun to make one circuit
of the galaxy, the galaxy is so large that it must travel
at almost 150 miles/second to cover the distance in that time.
2788/ Men have more blood
in their circulatory system than women and more red blood
cells.
2789/ Less than half
a kidney can take over all the tasks that two kidneys usually
accomplish together.
2790/ Babies are born
far sighted - their eyes start to focus properly between 3
to 6 months of age.
2791/ A Russian woman,
between the years 1725 and 1765, produced 69 children including
16 pairs of twins, 7 sets of triplets and 4 sets of quadruplets.
2792/ A single bacteria
cell, given all the food it needs, could divide into a ball
of cells the size of the Earth in 24 hours.
2793/ Most people put
their right sock on first.
2794/ The average person
produces 1.5 quarts of saliva a day.
2795/ The first woman
to discover a comet was Caroline Herschel, in 1786.
2796/ A gallon of water
weighs 8.34 pounds.
2797/ The moon is approximately
238,000 miles from the earth.
2798/ The metal with
the highest melting point is tungsten, at 6,170 degrees Fahrenheit.
2799/ A scientific satellite
needs only 250 watts of power, the equivelant used by two
hour light bulbs, to operate.
2780/ Sterling silver
contains 7.5% copper.
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