Wednesday, 4. September 2002

1300 interesting scince facts


1/ The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. 2/ It takes 8 minutes 17 seconds for light to travel from the Sun's surface to the Earth. 3/ In October 1999 the 6 billionth person was born. 4/ 10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment. 5/ The Earth spins at 1,000 mph but it travels through space at an incredible 67,000 mph. 6/ Every year over one million earthquakes shake the Earth.
7/ When Krakatoa erupted in 1883, its force was so great it could be heard 4,800 kilometres away in Australia.

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