FACT SHEETS -BEST FACTS ABOUT THE WORLD

                 FACTS ABOUT STARS 1. How many constellations are there out there? As of the time of writing, there are around 88 different constellations in the night sky. These were mapped out in 1922, and group together known and named stars to make symbols and characters. 2. Can you see all the constellations together? You won’t ever be able to see all the constellations in any one place. That’s because some are visible in the Northern hemisphere, and some are only visible in the South. 3. You can name your own star! People have been naming stars and constellations for centuries. In fact, it’s now possible for you to name your own star for a fee.  Official star names will need approval from the astronomy community. 4. We can’t actually see many stars on our own. There are a lot fewer less stars available to the naked eye than you might imagine. It’s tempting to think you can see millions of stars at any one time.  But, it’s...

              FACTS ABOUT WHALES 1. Whales are the enormous creatures on Earth. Of course, the enormous creature on the planet is the blue whale. This colossal mammal can measure up to 90 feet in length, making it not only the giant critter on Earth right now but across all of the known time. It would dwarf plenty of dinosaurs! 2. Humpback whales are pretty odd. Humpback whales are fascinating as they don’t follow the same eating patterns as most animals. That is, in the sense that they can happily drift along for more than half a year without eating a thing. That’s because they will often rely on their fat reserves for long periods, which is handy when there’s nothing around worth eating! 3. Killer whales, meanwhile – have weird names! Killer whales have odd names as they are not known to pose specific threats to humans. They are very social beasts and will often be found grouping together in the wild. They will generally congregate around a...

          FACTS ABOUT CUTTLEFISH 1. Cuttlefish can really vary in size and shape. Cuttlefish vary in size from an average of 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) and weigh up to 23 lbs. 2. There are scores of cuttlefish species. There are approximately 120 species of cuttlefish. They are sometimes known as ‘Cuttles’. 3. They blend in really well! Cuttlefish belong to the class Cephalopoda and the order Sepilda. They are also often referred to as the ‘chameleons of the sea’. 4. They are fairly in-depth! Cuttlefish are often found in shallow waters  but many have been seen as far down as 3,000 feet! 5. They have famous family members. Cuttlefish are related to squid and octopuses. They share some of the same features such as expelling ink and the ability to use camouflage as a defense mechanism. 6. Their name’s lying. Cuttlefish may be named fish but are not actually fish at all! They are invertebrates – they don’t have skeletons or spinal cords. 7. Cuttlefish are in...

      FACTS ABOUT THE HOOVER DAM 1. The Hoover Dam was a huge undertaking. The Hoover Dam, which is based between Nevada and Arizona on the Colorado River, took five years to build. The project began in 1931, and was finally complete by 1936 – the handiwork of Henry J Kaiser, Gordon Kaufmann and many talented architects and engineers. 2. It was huge once finished, too! At the time – by its completion in 1936 – the Hoover Dam was regarded as the biggest hydro-electric power provider of its kind, and it was even regarded as the largest concrete build on the planet at the time, too. 3. Just check out these stats! It’s seriously huge. The Hoover Dam measures a staggering 221.3 m, or 726.4 feet, tall. They weren’t kidding when they said it broke records! 4. It wasn’t cheap to finance, either. The US government spent more than a pretty penny to get the Hoover Dam up and running. In fact, it’s said to have cost them a loan of around $140 million, total! They recouped this throug...

 FACTS ABOUT INTERMMITENT FASTING 1. What is intermittent fasting? As the name suggests, intermittent fasting involves going through regular fasting periods. The idea is that you give yourself specific times or days that you eat, between which you do not eat anything. The idea behind this is that it’s conducive to weight loss! 2. What are the different types of intermittent fasting? There are multiple kinds of intermittent fasting, some of which involve eating at specific times during the day, and others which involve spending entire days without eating. For example, you could be on a 16/8 fasting schedule, meaning that you eat during an eight-hour period during the day, and fast for the other 16 hours. 3. The man behind the concept! The original idea of intermittent fasting may actually have been around for thousands of years. However, it was Dr. Michael Mosley who made the concept so popular back in 2012. Mosley is a British journalist, producer, and presenter for the BBC. 4. The...

       FACTS ABOUT MOBILE PHONES 1. How many people have mobile phones? As of 2022, it is believed that over 7.2 billion people across the world use mobile phones! Approximately 6.6 billion of those people have smartphones. So, the days of typing the same key four times to get one letter have not quite surpassed us yet! 2. The first mobile phone call was longer ago than you think. We have Motorola to thank for some of the most popular phones in the 2000s, but also the first mobile phone call ever! The call was made by a Motorola employee, engineer Martin Cooper. He made the call on Sixth Avenue in New York on April 3, 1973. 3. I just called to say… The topic of that ever-so-famous first phone call was winning and losing! That is to say that Martin Cooper actually called a professional rival, Joel Engel, to inform him that Motorola had beat AT&T by creating the first functional mobile phone. Now, that can’t have been a fun call to receive! 4. Write, don’t call! Be...