The average life span of London residents in the middle of the 19th century was 27 years. For members of the working class, that number dropped to 22 years.

The average life span of London residents in the middle of the 19th century was 27 years. For members of the working class, that number dropped to 22 years.

Mercury has been known since about the third millennium B.C. The planet was given two names by the Greeks: Apollo, for its apparition as a morning star, and Hermes as an evening star. Greek astronomers knew, however, that the two names referred to the same body

Mercury has been known since about the third millennium B.C. The planet was given two names by the Greeks: Apollo, for its apparition as a morning star, and Hermes as an evening star. Greek astronomers knew, however, that the two names referred to the same body

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump

Male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any group of mammals that exist- especially fruit bats.

Male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any group of mammals that exist- especially fruit bats.

The dark spots on the moon that create the benevolent "man in the moon" image are actually basins filled 3 to 8 kilometers deep with basalt, a dense mineral, which causes immense gravitation variations

The dark spots on the moon that create the benevolent "man in the moon" image are actually basins filled 3 to 8 kilometers deep with basalt, a dense mineral, which causes immense gravitation variations

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Millipedes never have a thousand legs. They can have from a few dozen to several hundred, but not a thousand

Millipedes never have a thousand legs. They can have from a few dozen to several hundred, but not a thousand

There is no such fish as a "sardine." Canned sardines are generally young herring

There is no such fish as a "sardine." Canned sardines are generally young herring

The massive skeleton of the African elephant accounts for about 15 percent of the body weight, just as in a man of slender build; however, the elephant's skeleton supports as much as four tons per leg, and is thus stressed close to the physical limit for bone. To keep from damaging its skeleton, an African elephant has to move sedately, never jumping or running. The "charge" of these animals is a fast walk on long legs, at about 15 miles per hour

The massive skeleton of the African elephant accounts for about 15 percent of the body weight, just as in a man of slender build; however, the elephant's skeleton supports as much as four tons per leg, and is thus stressed close to the physical limit for bone. To keep from damaging its skeleton, an African elephant has to move sedately, never jumping or running. The "charge" of these animals is a fast walk on long legs, at about 15 miles per hour