The Earth, despite rotating on its axis at a speed of 1000 miles per hour, surprisingly moves forward at a velocity of approximately 67,000 miles per hour.
Earth experiences over 100,000 earthquakes annually, but most are brief and go unnoticed. Lightning strikes the Earth about 100 times per second, causing approximately 1000 fatalities annually on average.
The DNA was first discovered in 1869 by Swiss scientist Friedrich Miescher. Galileo discovered the thermometer in 1607 for measuring fever. In 1250, Roger Bacon discovered spectacles. Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in 1866.
The first Nobel Prize was awarded to Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895 for the discovery of X-rays (Physics). The tallest tree known is an Australian Eucalyptus, reaching a height of around 435 feet. Electric eels can produce shocks of approximately 650 volts.
In 1962, the Telstar communication satellite successfully transmitted the first telephone and television signals. Giraffes sleep for only about 20 minutes within a 24-hour period, occasionally extending to 2 hours, which is rare. It takes about 60 seconds for a red blood cell to circulate throughout the entire body.
One rubber molecule contains around 65,000 atoms. A male body produces approximately 1000 sperm cells per second, totaling around 86 million in a day.read more http://tinyurl.com/2ycm3e93
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