Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Fact Hunters: Turkey vultures, cars & mites

Sophie Adams
Disgustingly turkey vultures urinate on their legs. It’s both to cool off and kill the bacteria that make their way onto their legs while they feed on dead animals.

Callum Watson
Did you know that the biggest dinosaur was the Argentinosaurus? It could measure up to 98 feet long and 70 feet tall!

Brandon Bundy
On Tuesday 18th February 2014 an asteroid (the size of three football pitches) whizzed past Earth at a staggering 27,000mph! It missed us by just 2.1million miles.

Lucien Bundy
Did you know that Carl Benz invented a car in 1885 Mannheim Germany. He sold approximately 25 of his Benz vehicles between 1888 and 1893.

Ramone Holme Slater
Did you know that you probably have lots of mites living on your eyelashes? Eyelash mites can cause red eyes, flaky skin, and swelling of the eyelid. To get rid of eyelash mites you can wash your face with no tear baby soap twice a day or drop diluted tea oil onto the lashes.

Tia Himuyandi
Do you know how big the Sun is? The mean radius of the sun is 432,450 miles (696,000 kilometers), which makes its diameter about 864,938 miles (1.392 million km).


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