tell some interesting facts,happennings,etc, about the world?

Question

very interesting fact carries 10 points

Answer 1

Every ton of paper that is recycled saves 17 trees;

The energy we save when we recycle one glass bottle is enough to light a light bulb for four hours;

Each person throws away approximately four pounds of garbage every day;

One bus carries as many people as 40 cars;

More than 1/3 of all energy is used by people at home;

Most families throw away about 88 pounds of plastic every year;

We each use about 12,000 gallons of water every year. 1/3 of all water is used to flush the toilet;

The 500 million automobiles on earth burn an average of 2 gallons of fuel a day;

Each gallon of fuel releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air;

Approximately 5 million tons of oil produced in the world each ear ends up in the ocean;

The amount of wood and paper we throw away is enough to heat 50 million homes for 20 years;

Earth is 2/3 water. but all the fresh water streams only represent one hundredth of one percent;

14 billion pounds of trash is dumped into the ocean every year;

It takes 90% less energy to recycle aluminum cans than to make new ones;

5 billion aluminum cans are used each year;

84 percent of all household waste can be recycled;

For every 2000 pounds of paper (1 ton) recycled, we save 7,000 gallons of water free from chemicals;

Approximately only 10 percent of every landfill can be cleaned up;

Ivory comes from dead elephants, its best not to buy it;

Fur coats often come from endangered animals, it's best not to buy them;

One gallon of motor oil can contaminate up to 2 million gallons of water, so dispose of properly;

Here is an example of the water we use everyday:
3-7 gallons for toilet,
25-30 gallons for tub,
50-70 gallons for a 10 minute shower,
1 washing machine load uses 25-40 gallons,
1 dishwasher load uses 9-12 gallons

Here is an example of how long it takes some things take to break down:
plastics take 500 years,
aluminum cans take 500 years,
organic materials, take 6 months,
cotton, rags, paper take 6 months.

Earth Facts:

What makes thunder?
If you thought, "Lightning!" then hats off to you. But I had a more illuminating answer in mind. The air around a lightning bolt is superheated to about five times the temperature of the Sun. This sudden heating causes the air to expand faster than the speed of sound, which compresses the air and forms a shock wave; we hear it as thunder.

Can rocks float?
In a volcanic eruption, the violent separation of gas from lava produces a "frothy" rock called pumice, loaded with gas bubbles. Some of it can float, geologists say. I've never seen this happen, and I'm thankful for that.

Can rocks grow?
Yes, but observing the process is less interesting than watching paint dry. Rocks called iron-manganese crusts grow on mountains under the sea. The crusts precipitate material slowly from seawater, growing about 1 millimeter every million years. Your fingernails grow about the same amount every two weeks.

Is California sinking further?
Actually parts of it are, which is so interesting that I snuck this non-question onto the list. In a problem repeated elsewhere in the country, the pumping of natural underground water reservoirs in California is causing the ground to sink up to 4 inches (11 centimeters) per year in places. Water and sewage systems may soon be threatened.

Enpough fo now...

Answer 2

not really facts but heres something interesting:
Real Signs In Shop Windows

Signs In a clothing store:
"Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17 necks."

In the window of an Oregon general store:
"Why go elsewhere to be cheated, when you can come here?"

In a Pennsylvania cemetery:
"Persons are prohibited from picking flowers from any but
their own graves."

On a Tennessee highway:
"Take notice: when this sign is under water, this road is
impassable."

From the safety information card in America WestAirline
seat pocket:
"If you are sitting in an exit row and can not read this
card, please tell a crew member."

On a Maine shop:
"Our motto is to give our customers the lowest possible
prices and workmanship."

On a delicatessen wall:
"Our best is none too good."

Answer 3

Each seconds or fraction of seconds earth changes, each one of changing, above all " Death & Life "are true interesting facts happenning in the world.

Answer 4

The world and EVERYTHING around you is in constant motion. That is why pictures fall off of a wall occasionally, because the nail that is holding it is constantly moving.

Answer 5

ah my friend the world stil spins around...movin us ahead 4 our destinies...

Answer 6

its cover with floating mud and water

Answer 7

sports, gardens, beach, river, danses, internet, water,