ENTHRALLING FACTS ABOUT LION AND TIGER.
(1) The Scientific name of Tiger is "Panthera Tigris" While Lion is "Panthera Leo".
(2) Tigers belong to the largest of the cat species. Lions are the second largest big cat species in the world (behind tigers).
(3) Tigers originate from the Asian continent and are not native to Africa as is often believed. Most lions found in the wild live in Southern and Eastern parts of Africa
(4) Lions are the national animal emblem of Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, England, Ethiopia, Luxemburg, Netherland and Singapore.
(5) When lions breed with tigers the resulting hybrids are known as "ligers" and "tigons". There are also lion and leopard hybrids known as "leopons" and lion and jaguar hybrids known as "jaglions".
(6) The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away. And in the wild, lions rest for around 20 hours a day.
Tuesday 19 July 2016
FOOTBALL FACTS
AFOX FACTS:
INTERESTING FOOTBALL FACTS.
--Football originated in China around 476 B.C.
--Football is the most played and most watched sport on earth.
-- The first black football player was Arthur Wharton in the 1800s.
--Chelsea have been relegated more times than they have won the English league.
-- Zinedine Zidane was never caught in offside position in his whole career.
--Messi was the first Argentinian ever to be named FIFA World Player of the Year.
--Football originated in China around 476 B.C.
--Football is the most played and most watched sport on earth.
-- The first black football player was Arthur Wharton in the 1800s.
--Chelsea have been relegated more times than they have won the English league.
-- Zinedine Zidane was never caught in offside position in his whole career.
--Messi was the first Argentinian ever to be named FIFA World Player of the Year.
AMERICA AND ITS FACTS
AMERICA AND ITS FACTS
(1) Alaska is the state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work.
(2) Even though the grizzly bear is California’s official state animal, none have been seen there since 1922.
(3) The man credited with designing the current 50 star American flag was Robert G. Heft. He was 17 years old at the time and created the flag design in 1958 as a high school class project while living with his grandparents in Ohio. He received a B− on the project.
(4) Statistically, the deadliest job in America is … president. Of the 44 men who’ve held the post, four have been assassinated in office— a rate of roughly 9 percent (or about one in ten) killed on the job.
(5) The only place in the United States where coffee is grown commercially is in Hawaii.
(6) Though most Americans speak English, we have no official national language.
(7) America is one of the only countries to display their flag almost everywhere.🇱🇷
(1) Alaska is the state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work.
(2) Even though the grizzly bear is California’s official state animal, none have been seen there since 1922.
(3) The man credited with designing the current 50 star American flag was Robert G. Heft. He was 17 years old at the time and created the flag design in 1958 as a high school class project while living with his grandparents in Ohio. He received a B− on the project.
(4) Statistically, the deadliest job in America is … president. Of the 44 men who’ve held the post, four have been assassinated in office— a rate of roughly 9 percent (or about one in ten) killed on the job.
(5) The only place in the United States where coffee is grown commercially is in Hawaii.
(6) Though most Americans speak English, we have no official national language.
(7) America is one of the only countries to display their flag almost everywhere.🇱🇷
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE AIR
AIR AS A PREREQUISITE FOR ALL CREATURES.
1) Air is a mixture of gases containing nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), and water vapour, dust particles and other gases (1%).
2) One-fifth of the air is oxygen. Oxygen is necessary for combustion and respiration.
3) Do you know that Cutting down of trees (deforestation ) also lead to an increase in air pollution.
4) Photosynthesis in plants is possible because of carbon dioxide in the air.
5) Do you know that Air also aids digestion in the body. Live in the Sunshine, swim the Sea, drink the Wild Air. Air keep us alive, Air breathe the World.
Ganiyu Afeez Ajani
a.k.a Afox
08176569787.
1) Air is a mixture of gases containing nitrogen (78%), oxygen (21%), and water vapour, dust particles and other gases (1%).
2) One-fifth of the air is oxygen. Oxygen is necessary for combustion and respiration.
3) Do you know that Cutting down of trees (deforestation ) also lead to an increase in air pollution.
4) Photosynthesis in plants is possible because of carbon dioxide in the air.
5) Do you know that Air also aids digestion in the body. Live in the Sunshine, swim the Sea, drink the Wild Air. Air keep us alive, Air breathe the World.
Ganiyu Afeez Ajani
a.k.a Afox
08176569787.
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