Here are cool info about human body parts and organs.

 

A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.

One human hair can support 3kg.

Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.

The average person's skin weighs twice as much as their brain.

The attachment of human muscles to skin is what causes dimples.

Your thumb is the same length of your nose.

It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.

The stomach acids that sit inside of our stomach are so strong that they can dissolve zinc.

Every single night our body grows by a little bit. It is estimated that the human body grows about one-third of an inch while you sleep because your cartilage discs are squeezed by the force of gravity when you are standing or sitting. So, when you wake up and start walking, your height shrinks back down to your normal height.

We Can Live Without Many Of Our Internal Organs

We can live without our spleen, one kidney, one lung, 75% of your liver, 80% of our intestines and most of the organs located in your pelvis and groin area. We may not function so well, but we can live without those organs.

Light would take .13 seconds to travel around the Earth.

Every year, over one million earthquakes shake the Earth.

One in every 2000 babies is born with a tooth.

In October 1999 an Iceberg the size of London broke free from the Antarctic ice shelf .

Every hour the Universe expands by a billion miles in all directions.

10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment.

Human tapeworms can grow up to 22.9m.

The Walkman was launched in Japan by Sony in 1979.

Astronauts cannot belch – there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomachs.

DNA was first discovered in 1869 by Swiss Friedrich Mieschler.

The molecular structure of DNA was first determined by Watson and Crick in 1953.

Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in 1866.

The tallest tree ever was an Australian eucalyptus – In 1872 it was measured at 435 feet tall.

The thermometer was invented in 1607 by Galileo.

The Ebola virus kills 4 out of every 5 humans it infects.

At 15 inches the eyes of giant squids are the largest on the planet.

Without its lining of mucus your stomach would digest itself.

Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14 and crayfish have 200.

On the day that Alexander Graham Bell was buried the entire US telephone system was shut down for 1 minute in tribute.

The low frequency call of the humpback whale is the loudest noise made by a living creature.

Here are few effects of global warming on our planet.

Melting Glaciers

Sea water will rise that can throw the global ecosystem out of balance which can endanger several species of animals.

Warmer waters can increase the probability of more frequent and stronger hurricanes.

Drought

Other areas will suffer serious droughts and heat waves.

Africa will receive the worst of it, with more severe droughts also expected in Europe.

Water is already a dangerously rare commodity in Africa.

Spreading Of Diseases

As northern countries warm, disease carrying insects migrate north, bringing plague and disease with them.

Indeed some scientists believe that in some countries thanks to global warming, malaria has not been fully eradicated.

Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans.

Here's what we can do to help save the earth from climate change.

Ask your parents to switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs

Switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs to save money and reduce emissions. Lighting accounts for around 5% of household greenhouse gas emissions, and compact fluros use 75% less energy than an equivalent incandescent bulb.

Although the bulbs cost more up-front, you will actually save money through the energy saved and extended life of the bulb.

Turn appliances off standby

Unplug any appliances – mobile phone charger, TV, microwave, MP3 player – which are not being used and are on standby.

Appliances on standby consume up to 10% of your electricity bill.

Turn off anything that doesn't need to be on.

Switch to Greenpower

Ask your parents to contact your electricity provider today and switch to GreenPower, a cleaner, renewable form of energy that does not contribute to global warming.

We can make everyday Earth Day.

Let's practice Earth Hour everyday!

Here's the list of The Olympian Gods and Goddesses, get to know them as they are part of our literature and most of the Greek Gods are also part of the upcoming movie entitled "Clash Of The Titans" which will be released on April 2, 2010.

 

Aphrodite
The sensual goddess of Love and Beauty

 

Ares
The fierce god of War

Athena
The sophisticated goddess of Wisdom and Arts

 

Dionysus
The joyful god of the Wine

 

Hephaestus
The ill-favored god of Metallurgy

 

Hermes
The cunning god of the Trade

 

Poseidon
The moody god of the Seas

 

Apollo
The youthful god of the Sun and the Music

 

Artemis
The wild goddess of the Hunt

 

Demeter
The natural goddess of the Harvest

 

Hades
The gloomy god of the Underworld

 

Hera
The mature goddess of the Family

 

Hestia
The calm goddess of the Hearth

 

Zeus
The heavenly King of the Gods and ruler of mankind