SPACE FACTS

1. Venus spins backwards.

2. On the planet Mercury, days are longer
than years on Earth.
3. Dwarf planet Pluto was named by an 11-
year-old girl.
4. At least 12 rocks from planet Mars have
landed on Earth.
5. On Neptune, the wind blows over 1,000
miles per hour. 

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EARTH FACTS
1. Scientists estimate the Earth is around 4.5
billion years old.
2. Around one million Earths could fit inside
the sun.
3. Earth is the third planet from the sun.
4. Earth is the fifth largest planet in our solar
system.

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 1. A flamingo can only eat when its head is
upside down.
2. Tigers are the largest wild cats in the world
and can weigh up to 800 pounds.
3. Cows and horses sleep standing up.
4. Hummingbirds are the only birds that can
fly sideways, backwards, up and down, and
hover in mid-air.
5. Dogs have two different air passages, one
for breathing and one for smelling.

ANIMAL FACTS
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NATURE FACTS
1. The Amazon Rainforest produces over 20
percent of the world's oxygen supply.
2. Hot water freezes faster than cold water.
3. A cloud can weigh over one million
pounds.
4. Nearly 85 percent of all plant life on Earth
is found in the ocean.
5. Some plants, like the Venus Flytrap, are
carnivores—meaning they eat tiny insects for
nutrients.

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FOOD FACTS
1. Bananas contain a chemical (tryptophan)
that can make you feel happy and relaxed.
2. Avocados, tomatoes, and cucumbers are
fruits.
3. Honey never goes bad.
4. You can fry an egg on a hot sidewalk
when it's reached 158 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. Strawberries are the only foods grown with
seeds on the outside.

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HUMAN BODY
FACTS
1. Your mouth produces about 1 liter of
saliva a day.
2. Human bodies give off a tiny amount of
light that is too weak for our eyes to see.
3. Your left lung is about 10 percent smaller
than your right lung.
4. The human body has up to 206 bones.
5. About half of your body is bacteria.

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 1. The Amazon rainforest covers 7 million square
kilometres (5% of the Earth’s total land area).

2. In the rainforest, there are only 2 seasons, the rainy

season and the dry season. Even in the dry season, it
rains almost every day.

3. Around one-quarter of the ingredients in modern

medicines come from rainforest plants.

4. There are 4 major layers of the rainforest. Each

differs and has unique characteristics because they
receive different amounts of air, light and water.

THE RAINFOREST
FACTS
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 1. Did you know water is the only natural
substance to exist in three physical states at
temperatures naturally occurring on Earth?

2. Water freezes faster when it’s warm, not

cold!

3. The average human body is made of 50

to 65 per cent water

4. There is more water in the atmosphere

than in all of our rivers combined.

WATER SCIENCE
FACTS
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THE SUN FACTS
1. The Sun has a diameter of 1.39 million
km and is, on average, 149.6 million km
from Earth.

2. If you flew to the Sun from the moon in

a normal aeroplane, it would take about 20
years!

3. The Sun is a colossal ball of helium and

hydrogen gas and is the heaviest body in
our Solar System.

4. The immensely strong gravity of the Sun

keeps objects in the solar system orbiting
around it.

5. Our Sun is a yellow dwarf star.

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THE WEATHER
FACTS
1. The top speed of a raindrop is around 18
mph.

2. Snowflakes can take an hour to fall from

a cloud to the ground.

3. You can use a pine cone to predict the

weather.

4. The eye of a storm is the calm centre of

a tropical storm.

5. A black blizzard is dirt and dust mixed

with wind.

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