The light from your computer screen streams at you at almost 186,000 miles per second.
The Sun is travelling at a speed of 720,000 km an hour.
Visitors in London zoo used to throw money after watching the chimps' daily tea party. Years ago, one cheeky chimp used to pick up the pennies and hand them in at the zoo cafe in exchange for chocolate, on the way back to his cage.
The eyes of the chameleon can move independently. Therefore, it can see in two different directions at the same time.
Swifts fly nonstop in their first two or three years. They can even eat and drink while flying.
The value of "Pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is known as the Pythagorean Theorem.
The Nile is the longest river on the earth with a total length of 6, 695 kilometers.
The first machine to carry people up in the air was a balloon. It was built by the Mongolfier brothers, and first flew in Paris in 1783.
Making a simple vase out of the precious stone 'Jade' may take more than 2 years of labour.
A temperature of 89.2C (- 128.6F) recorded on july 21, 1983, at the Vostok Station, Antarctica, is the lowest temperature ever recorded on the earth’s surface.
