Oh! My God

Salty water on Earth

Ninety seven per cent of all the water on Earth is salty. Only 3 per cent is fresh water. Of that 3 per cent, over 2 per cent is frozen in ice sheets and glaciers. And that means that less than 1 per cent of that 3 per cent fresh water is found in lakes, rivers and underground.

 

Sand gets very hot

During the day the sand gets very hot, up to 90ºC (195ºF). That is almost hot enough to boil water and too hot for alcohol. It changes into a vapour around 80ºC (176ºF).

 

Saving Life

PENICILLIUM [Fungus] These are found on decaying organic matter, including foods. It’s the source for one of our most important antibiotics, penicillan. The molds belonging to the genus of fungi called Penicillium are spoil food, but save lives. Penicillin is made from various molds that grow on food. Penicillin kills a number of harmful bacteria, including those that cause staph infections and pneumonia. Penicillium fungi reproduce by releasing spores.

 

Sea turtles

Sea turtles absorb a lot of salt from the sea water in which they live. They excrete excess salt from their eyes, so it often looks as though they’re crying.

 

Seashells in hig rocks

Seashell can be found in rocks high up on some mountains, such as the Apennines in Italy. The rocks were once at the bottom of the sea. They were pushed upwards over millions of years, as the crust of the Earth crumpled.

 

Sense of Smell

A dog’s sense of smell is 1,000 times more sensitive than a human’s.

 

Sensible Bats

Bats can detect warmth of an animal from about 16 cm away using its “nose-leaf”.

 

Sensible Elephant

An elephant can smell water three miles away.

 

Seven million lamp posts in Britain

There are over seven million lamp posts in Britain. Amazing – Right!

 

Share your Birthday

Did you know that you share your birthday with about nine million other people around the world?