Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Fact Hunters - Goliath spiders, the human body and airports

Ethan Borrell 
Would you be able to tell me how much blood the average man has in his body? It is approximately 5 pints. Furthermore your heart is about the size of your fist.

Conor Borrell
Incredibly your eyes see everything upside down. The image on your retina is inverted (upside down) but the brain is able to turn it the right way up.

William Ilott
Did you know that the biggest spider in the world is the bird eating goliath spider? The female ones can live to be 25-30 years old!

Albie Warner
Many years ago cars did not have indicator lights. Consequently the drivers had to signal a turn using their arms. Initially cars even had to have a man walk in front waving a flag so that pedestrians were warned!


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