THE DISCOVERNATOR
Crazy Amazing Facts Served Up Hot
- The famous North Star (Polaris) appears to be shrinking.
- Bird-like lungs and egg-laying helped dinosaurs grow to such huge sizes.
- The world's first solar-powered ski lift opened in 2012 in Switzerland.
- The world's first magnetic soap could be used to help clean up oil spills.
- Pelicans can plunge into the water from as high as 65 feet.
- House mice court their mates with ultrasonic songs.
- The human female egg is 30 times wider than a sperm.
- When you take one step, you are using up to 200 muscles.
- It is impossible to hum if your nose is plugged.
- The average person accidentally eats 430 bugs each year of their life.
- Plastic wrap with a layer of blue cheese fungus is able to clean itself.
- The world's smallest seahorse is smaller than a postage stamp.