WEIRD AND FUNNY FACTS
Nails grow faster in warm climate than they do in cold climate.
There are quite number of factors that affect nail growth. Among these factors is climate. Nails grow faster in warm climate than they do in cold climate. This is because blood circulation is slow in the body in cold weather. Nail growth is badly affected by cold and wet weather. Leaving your nails exposed to the cold during the winter will make them weak and brittle as the keratin that is used by your body to grow your nails is used to keep the rest of your body warm. Wearing gloves and hand moisturisers can help alleviate the effects of cold weather and make your nails stronger.
Nails are made of many layers dead keratin protein cells, which are similar to hair and skin cells. The hard part of the nail, called the nail plate, protects the sensitive skin underneath, called the nail bed.
The speed of nail growth changes throughout a person's lifetime. Infant nails grow more slowly than adult nails, but children's nails grow more quickly than those of adults. Nails tend to grow the fastest between the ages of 10 and 14. After that, growth begins to slow, and continues to slow with age.
Cutting your nails causes them to grow a little more quickly. Nail-biting also makes nails grow more quickly. Compulsive nail-biting, however, can lead to infection or permanently damage the nail and nail bed, which may cause a nail to stop growing.
Nails are made of many layers dead keratin protein cells, which are similar to hair and skin cells. The hard part of the nail, called the nail plate, protects the sensitive skin underneath, called the nail bed.
The speed of nail growth changes throughout a person's lifetime. Infant nails grow more slowly than adult nails, but children's nails grow more quickly than those of adults. Nails tend to grow the fastest between the ages of 10 and 14. After that, growth begins to slow, and continues to slow with age.
Cutting your nails causes them to grow a little more quickly. Nail-biting also makes nails grow more quickly. Compulsive nail-biting, however, can lead to infection or permanently damage the nail and nail bed, which may cause a nail to stop growing.
Did you know?
- The only state in the U.S that grows coffee beans is Hawaii in what’s known locally as the Kona district. Hawaiians usually call coffee Kope and hawaiian coffee is some of the most expensive in the world.
- The Oilbird (oil bird) is the loudest bird with it’s high pitched clicking sounds.
- The very first food eaten by a U.S astronaut in outer space was applesauce. - Did you know that the very first lemon seeds were brought to the Americas by Christopher Columbus?
- The automatic popup bread toaster was patented before the bread slicing machine. 1919 and 1928. That’s right, people sliced their own bread for the toaster for almost a decade before sliced bread was sold.
- Meteorites were very important to ancient Egyptians, they created jewelry from meteorites by hammering it into shape making beads and other designs. The jewelry was often buried with loved ones.
- A Jet Blue flight was grounded and placed out of service after a woman spots a 4 inch scorpion between her legs. The scorpion reportedly crawled from between her legs to under the seat while the flight continued to it’s destination where it was then placed out of service.
- In 1938, Time Magazine chose Adolf Hitler for man of the year.
- Scientists voiced concern in 2012 about how radiation may be affecting humans after a recent finding of mutant butterflies in Japan with abnormal legs, eyes, wings and other mutations were discovered. The mutations were caused by radiation from the Fukushima nuclear accident which was triggered by a major tsunami in March 2011. The tsunami was a direct effect of an earthquake.
- Humans and giraffes both have seven vertebrae bones in the neck. It’s not unusual for a mammal to have 7 vertebra bones in the neck but it’s interesting that the long neck of a full grown giraffe has the same amount.
- The Oilbird (oil bird) is the loudest bird with it’s high pitched clicking sounds.
- The very first food eaten by a U.S astronaut in outer space was applesauce. - Did you know that the very first lemon seeds were brought to the Americas by Christopher Columbus?
- The automatic popup bread toaster was patented before the bread slicing machine. 1919 and 1928. That’s right, people sliced their own bread for the toaster for almost a decade before sliced bread was sold.
- Meteorites were very important to ancient Egyptians, they created jewelry from meteorites by hammering it into shape making beads and other designs. The jewelry was often buried with loved ones.
- A Jet Blue flight was grounded and placed out of service after a woman spots a 4 inch scorpion between her legs. The scorpion reportedly crawled from between her legs to under the seat while the flight continued to it’s destination where it was then placed out of service.
- In 1938, Time Magazine chose Adolf Hitler for man of the year.
- Scientists voiced concern in 2012 about how radiation may be affecting humans after a recent finding of mutant butterflies in Japan with abnormal legs, eyes, wings and other mutations were discovered. The mutations were caused by radiation from the Fukushima nuclear accident which was triggered by a major tsunami in March 2011. The tsunami was a direct effect of an earthquake.
- Humans and giraffes both have seven vertebrae bones in the neck. It’s not unusual for a mammal to have 7 vertebra bones in the neck but it’s interesting that the long neck of a full grown giraffe has the same amount.
A Lion's Roar Can Be Heard From Five Miles Away
On a still night the sound of lions roaring can carry five miles or more and can serve as an acoustic signpost, proclaiming for all who would hear that these lions are owners of this land. Lion Facts:
- The lion is the only big cat that lives in a large group or 'pride', with as many as 40 individuals, primarily female and cubs.
- They can get their water from plants and prey and go as long as days without drinking.
- An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles (eight kilometers) away.
- Females do almost all of the hunting. Despite this, the males eat first.
- Ironically, though their nickname is "King of the Jungle", one of the few habitats on the continent where they don't live is the rain forest of Central Africa.
- They are the second largest cat after tigers.
- A lion can run for short distances at 50 mph and leap as far as 36 feet.
- A lion’s heels don’t touch the ground when it walks.
- A lion may sleep up to 20 hours a day.
- The largest lion was recorded to be nearly 700 pounds and nearly 11 foot long.
- Lions can go four days without drinking.
- Lions rarely eat an entire prey, leaving the rest for other animals such as vultures
- A lion can drink for as long as 20 mins after eating
- The lion is the only big cat that lives in a large group or 'pride', with as many as 40 individuals, primarily female and cubs.
- They can get their water from plants and prey and go as long as days without drinking.
- An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles (eight kilometers) away.
- Females do almost all of the hunting. Despite this, the males eat first.
- Ironically, though their nickname is "King of the Jungle", one of the few habitats on the continent where they don't live is the rain forest of Central Africa.
- They are the second largest cat after tigers.
- A lion can run for short distances at 50 mph and leap as far as 36 feet.
- A lion’s heels don’t touch the ground when it walks.
- A lion may sleep up to 20 hours a day.
- The largest lion was recorded to be nearly 700 pounds and nearly 11 foot long.
- Lions can go four days without drinking.
- Lions rarely eat an entire prey, leaving the rest for other animals such as vultures
- A lion can drink for as long as 20 mins after eating
For a butterfly to fly it must have a body temperature of no less than 86 degrees Fahrenheit or 30 degree Celsius
Butterfly Facts:
1. Butterflies can see red, green, and yellow.
2. There are about 24,000 species of butterflies. The moths are even more numerous: about 140,000 species of them were counted all over the world.
3. Many butterflies can taste with their feet to find out whether the leaf they sit on is good to lay eggs on to be their caterpillars' food or not.
4. Butterflies and insects have their skeletons on the outside of their bodies, called the exoskeleton. This protects the insect and keeps water inside their bodies so they don’t dry out.
5. Butterflies range in size from a tiny 1/8 inch to a huge almost 12 inches.
6. Some people say that when the black bands on the Woolybear caterpillar are wide, a cold winter is coming.
7. Representations of butterflies are seen in Egyptian frescoes at Thebes, which are 3,500 years old.
8. The females of some moth species lack wings, all they can do to move is crawl.
9. Some moths never eat anything as adults because they don't have mouths. They must live on the energy they stored as caterpillars.
10. Many insects can carry 50 times their own body weight. This would be like an adult person lifting two heavy cars full of people.
1. Butterflies can see red, green, and yellow.
2. There are about 24,000 species of butterflies. The moths are even more numerous: about 140,000 species of them were counted all over the world.
3. Many butterflies can taste with their feet to find out whether the leaf they sit on is good to lay eggs on to be their caterpillars' food or not.
4. Butterflies and insects have their skeletons on the outside of their bodies, called the exoskeleton. This protects the insect and keeps water inside their bodies so they don’t dry out.
5. Butterflies range in size from a tiny 1/8 inch to a huge almost 12 inches.
6. Some people say that when the black bands on the Woolybear caterpillar are wide, a cold winter is coming.
7. Representations of butterflies are seen in Egyptian frescoes at Thebes, which are 3,500 years old.
8. The females of some moth species lack wings, all they can do to move is crawl.
9. Some moths never eat anything as adults because they don't have mouths. They must live on the energy they stored as caterpillars.
10. Many insects can carry 50 times their own body weight. This would be like an adult person lifting two heavy cars full of people.