Fun Fact Math 6

  1. The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.
  2. 7.5 milliontoothpicks can be created from a cord of wood.

  1. On average, there are 178 sesame seeds on each McDonalds BigMac bun.
  2. The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
  3. Cats can hear ultrasound.
  4. The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69.

(From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.)

  1. Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15 % wider than normal.
  2. A lion's roar can be heard from five miles away.
  3. The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet.
  4. Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.
  5. When you die your hair still grows for about 60 days.
  6. Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day.
  1. A starfish doesn't have a brain and isn't actually a fish.
  2. Death Valley, California, is 282 feet below sea level.
  3. It is 5,442 miles from London to Los Angeles.
  4. The fastest fish is a Marlin, which can travel at 68 mph.
  5. It rains on 350 days of the year on Mt Waialeale, Hawaii.
  6. The General Sherman tree in the Sequoia National Park, California, is the largest tree in the world. It stands 83.8 meters tall and has a diameter of 11.1m.
  7. The world's smallest bird is the bee hummingbird which is only 2.5 inches long.
  8. The Lovell radio telescope, in the UK, is 76 meters in diameter.
  9. Sturgeon can live to be 80 years old.
  1. The world's hottest place is Dakol, Ethiopia, with an average temperature of 93.92 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. The Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster, in Ohio, was the first coaster to reach speeds of 120 mph.
  3. The Steel Dragon roller coaster, in Japan, is over 1.5 miles long.
  4. The largest fish is the whale shark, which can reach 59 feet in length.
  5. If driving a car at 60 mph, it will take 11.18 million years to travel 1 light year.
  6. The universe is 13.7 billion years old!
  7. A cheetah can move up to 820 times faster than a three-toed sloth.
  8. There are 4.3 million miles of roads in the U.S.
  9. Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating.
  10. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
  11. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
  12. Butterlies taste with their feet.
  13. The flea can jump 350 times its body length.
  14. We, as humans, forget 90 % of our dreams.
  15. A queen bee lays 1500 egss a day.
  16. The shrimp’s heart is in its head.
  17. Hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.
  18. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
  19. Ants never sleep.