-Extra Fuel U.S. airlines are spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year on extra fuel because passengers weigh more than they did 10 years ago. Determining this weight gain to be 10 pounds per adult, researchers for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that hauling it requires 350 million extra gallons of fuel costing $2.75 million at 2000 prices, which have since more than doubled. To lower their airplanes' weight, some airlines have limited the amount of food their planes carry, though they allow passengers to bring their own meals.
-That's A Blonde Fact
Only 6% of the population has naturally blonde hair.
-How Big Is A Blue Whale?
The blue whale is the largest animal on earth. The heart of a blue whale is as big as a car, and it's tongue is as long as an elephant.
-Other amazing Animal Facts
A cheetah can run 76 kilometres per hour (46 miles per hour) - that's really fast! The fastest human beings runs only about 30 kilometres per hour (18 miles per hour).
No two zebras have stripes that are exactly alike. Zebras enemies include hyenas, wild dogs, and lions. Male zebras are called stallions. Zebras usually travel in herds.
There are more than 50 different kinds of kangaroos. Kangaroos are native of Australia. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. Young kangaroos are called joeys.
-Cause Of Death Lifetime Odds (USA)
Shark Attack 1 in 3,700,000 Amusement-Park Ride 1 in 920,000 West Nile Virus 1 in 520,000 Bear Attack 1 in 410,000 Plague 1 in 240,000 Fireworks 1 in 230,000 Hurricane 1 in 220,000 Airplane Accident 1 in 40,000 Lightning 1 in 39,000 Drowning in a Bathtub 1 in 11,000 Pregnancy and Childbirth 1 in 9,900 Being killed by an intimate partner 1 in 1,800 Flu 1 in 1,700 Homicide 1 in 240 Automobile Accident 1 in 88 Pneumonia 1 in 57 Diabetes 1 in 53 All/Any Cancer(s) 1 in 7 Heart Disease 1 in 4
- <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/exclamation.gif" alt="" /> Dogs Can Smell Cancer
It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that, scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.
-Most Drivers Don't Stop
Only 6 percent of drivers come to a full stop at stop signs. Women driving vans were the most egregious outlaws - They stopped only 1 percent of the time.
