Sunday, January 24, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Amazing facts: Earth move, Chinchilla hair, Largest pyramid
How quickly does the Earth move?
The Earth moves in its 585-million-mile orbit around the Sun approximately eight times faster than a bullet travels.
http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-660678-141589
How fine is a chinchilla's hair?
The individual hair of a chinchilla is so fine that 500 of them equal the thickness of a single human hair.
http://www.arcamax.com/news/trivia/s-37022-761944
Where is the world's largest pyramid?
The largest pyramid in the world is not in Egypt but in Cholulu de Rivadahia, Mexico. It is 177 feet tall and covers 25 acres. It was built sometime between 6 and 12 A.D.
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