AFOX FACTS: September 2016

Friday 23 September 2016

LIFE IN THE SEA IS INTERESTING

1) There is an electric fish capable enough of lightening up about 10 bulbs.. The fish is called ELECTRIC ELL (Electrophorus electricus).

2) An OCTOPUS has three hearts and the colour of its blood is BLUE

3) The biggest animal in the World is the BLUE WHALE, its feet is about 75-100. And its head is as big as the size of 50 PEOPLE. Also blue whales is the loudest.

4) 72 percent of the Planet earth is occupied by SALT WATER.

Afox Words of inspiration:
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. You can't understand life in the sea without fetching for the knowledge. Meaning that great things are achieved through hardworking and unshakable determination not by watching it.

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HUMAN BODY

6 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT HUMAN BODY.

1) The largest cell in the body is the female EGG and the smallest is the male SPERM.

2) Women's HEARTS beat faster than men's own.

3) The brain is more active at night than during the day. Scientists don't know yet why this is so.

4) The higher your IQ, the more you dream.

5) The lifespan of a human hair is 3 to 7 years on average.

6) The strongest muscle in the body is the human TONGUE.

FIVE(5) THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NIGERIA

FIVE(5) THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NIGERIA.

1.Nigeria is home to seven percent (7%) of the total languages spoken on earth. Taraba state alone has more languages than 30 African countries.

2) The Nigerian National flag designed by Micheal Taiwo Akinkumi in 1959, originally have a red quarter sun on the white part as a symbol of divine protection and guidance, but this was removed by the committee.

3) The Walls of Benin (800-1400AD), in present day Edo State, are the longest ancient earthworks in the world. They enclose 6500 square kilometers of community lands that connected about 500 communities and is over 16000 km long.

4) Ile-Ife, was paved as early as 1000AD, with decorations that originated from Ancient America suggesting there might have been contact between the Yorubas and the Ancient Americans half a millenium before Columbus ‘discovered’ America.

5). The Niger Delta is the second largest delta on the planet. It also has the highest concentration of monotypic fish families in the world, and is also home to sixty percent of Nigeria’s mangrove forests. Nigeria’s mangrove forests are the largest in Africa and third largest on earth.

EARTH FACTS

(1) Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Surprisingly, while it is only the fifth largest planet in terms of size, it's the largest of the terrestrial planets.

(2) it is the densest (5,513 kg/m ) of all the planets containing a lot of matter and it's strong.

(3) Earth is the only planet in the solar system not named after a mythological being. Instead, its name is derived from the Old English word " ertha " and the Anglo-Saxon word " erda " which means ground or soil.

(4) Earth was formed somewhere around 4.54 billion years ago and is currently the only known planet to support life -and lots of it.

(5) The Earth was once believed to be the centre of the universe. Until In 1543 when Nicolas Copernicus published his Sun-centered model of the Solar System which put the Sun at the centre of our solar
system.

(6) Earth’s atmosphere is composed of 78%nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and trace amounts of other gases including argon and carbon dixoide.

(7) The Earth has an Ozone Layer which protects it from harmful solar radiation.

(8) 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by water – the remainder is solid portion.

Facts that teach religious tolerance.

(1) Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are the three of the most influential world religions in history.

(2) Judaism isn't as large as Christianity and
Islam, though its impact in the world has still been as profound.

(3)Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are sometimes called "Abrahamic religions" because they trace their history to the ancient figure of Abraham, first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible.

(4) What do Christianity, Islam, and Judaism believe in? In God, and about the universe, people, and the afterlife,

(5) The religious beliefs of these three great religions is monotheistic faiths. The belief in One God.

LESSON:
Please don't look down on other people's religions... "Don't do to others what you will not allow others do to you".

Some Discoveries in Science

1) Do you know that Female black widow spiders eat
their males after mating?

2) DNA was first discovered in 1869 by Swiss Friedrich Mieschler.

3) The thermometer was invented in 1607 by Galileo.

4) On the day that Alexander Graham Bell(1847-1922) was buried the entire US telephone system was shut down for 1 minute in tribute. He discovered the Telephone in 1876.

5 FACTS ABOUT SOUND

(1) Dogs can hear sound at a higher frequency than humans, allowing them to hear noises that we can’t.

(2) Sound is used by many animals to detect danger, warning them of possible attacks before they happen.

(3) Sound can’t travel through a vacuum (an area empty of matter).

(4) When traveling through water, sound moves around four times faster than when it travels through air.

(5) Sound travels faster than light. Though this still remain a controversial issue among Scientists.

DISCOVERIES AND INVENTORS

(1) In 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright known as Wright Brothers invented and built the world's first successful AEROPLANE.

(2) IN 1804, The first full-scale working TRAIN was built in the United Kingdom in 1804 by Richard
Trevithick.

(3) In 1925, John Logie Baird demonstrated the First working TELEVISION.

(4) Electricity is a form of energy and it occurs in nature, so it was not “invented.” But in 1752, Benjamin Franklin discovered through experiment the first connection between LIGHTNING and ELECTRICITY.

(5) In 1886 the first petrol or gasoline powered automobile CAR(Benz) was invented by Karl Benz.

WONDERS ABOUT THE SMALLEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD

1⃣ *Vatican City* is the smallest, its Capital is still Vatican City. The whole country Size is 0.17 sq. m. (0.44 km²), with the Population of 783 (2005 census). It is Located in Rome, Italy

2⃣ The country is so small that the entire country
does not have a single street address. Though Vatican City may be small, but it is very
powerful. It is the sovereign territory of the Holy
See, or *the headquarters of the Catholic Church Wolrdwide.*

3⃣ The Vatican City was created in 1929 by the
Lateran Treaty (which was signed by one of
history's most repressive dictators, Benito
Mussolini) and is ruled by the Pope, basically a
non-hereditary, elected monarch who rules with
absolute authority. *Presently the only absolute Monarch in Europe.*

4⃣ Another unique thing about the smallest country in the world is that *it has no permanent citizens.*
Citizenship of the Vatican City is conferred upon
those who work at the Vatican (as well as their
spouses and children) and is revoked when they
stop working there.

5⃣ Also, do you know that the official languages of the Vatican City are Latin and Italian. In fact, *its ATMs are the only ones in the world that offer services in Latin Language.*

6⃣ The country's economy is unique: *It is the only non-commercial economy in the world.* Instead,
the Vatican City is supported financially by
contributions of Catholics worldwide.

7⃣ Last but not the least, as a churchly paradise, *the People of the Vatican City pay no taxes.*

Can you now see there are wonders in the Vatican.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OUR BRAIN.

(1) 25% of the body’s cholesterol resides within the brain. Cholesterol is an integral part of every brain cell. Without adequate cholesterol, brain cells die.

(2) Babies have big heads to hold rapidly growing brains. A 2-year- old’s brain is 80% of adult size.

(3) Multitasking makes you less productive. When you multitask, your brain simply rapidly toggles back and forth between tasks. This results in decreases in attention span, learning, performance, and short term memory.

(4) Your brain’s storage capacity is considered virtually unlimited. It doesn’t get “used up” like RAM in your computer.

(5) Contrary to prevailing medical belief that having high total cholesterol is not bad for your brain. In fact it actually reduces your risk of dementia.

10 THINGS U NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD GEOGRAPHY.

1) Highest Navigable Lake is Lake Titicaca in Peru

2) Lowest Lake is the Dead Sea which is in the Jordan Valley of Israel .

3) Largest Freshwater Lake is Lake Superior.

4) Deepest Lake is Lake Baikal, located in Siberia, Russia.

5) Largest Ocean is The Pacific Ocean

6) Smallest Ocean is Arctic Ocean.

7) Longest River is The Nile River in Egypt

8) Shortest River according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is the Roe River. It is only 200 feet (61 meters).

9) Largest River is The Amazon Basin in Brazil.

10) Highest Waterfall is Angel Falls in Venesuela.

Wow! Facts about Mosquitoes

☑ Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals on Earth.

☑ Mosquitoes don't have teeth.

☑ Only female mosquitoes bite humans and
animals; males feed on flower.

☑ They are more attractive to dark clothes than
lighter one. So light coloured clothes may
irritate them.