Jupiter’s moon Ganymede has its own magnetic field and is larger than the planet Mercury Posted on Oct 15, 2015Oct 12, 2015 by Allison usavage source
The word orangutan is derived from the Malay and Indonesian words orang (person) and hutan (forest) – person of the forest Posted on Oct 14, 2015Apr 23, 2017 by Allison usavage source
In a 100-year period, a water molecule spends 98 years in the ocean, 20 months as ice, about 2 weeks in lakes and rivers, and less than a week in the atmosphere. Posted on Oct 13, 2015Apr 23, 2017 by Allison usavage source
A cockroach can live for weeks without a head Posted on Oct 12, 2015Apr 23, 2017 by Allison usavage source
Antarctica’s highest peak is Mount Vinson, with an elevation of 16,066 feet Posted on Oct 11, 2015Oct 9, 2015 by Allison usavage source photos
In 1893 New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which all women had the right to vote Posted on Oct 10, 2015Oct 9, 2015 by Allison usavage source
Light travels at the speed of 670,616,629 miles per hour. Posted on Oct 8, 2015Oct 3, 2015 by Allison usavage source
The nautilus is a “living fossil” having survived almost unchanged since the Triassic period (200-250 million years ago). Posted on Oct 7, 2015Apr 23, 2017 by Allison usavage source video
1 pound of chocolate requires 3,170 gallons of water Posted on Oct 6, 2015Oct 3, 2015 by Allison usavage source