Quick Facts #10
37. A single cloud can weight more than 1 million pounds
Even a small cumulus cloud can weigh as much as two elephants and scientists estimate that an average-sized cumulus cloud could contain as much as 200 tonnes of water. Cumulonimbus clouds, which are up to 10 times denser and 1,000 times larger than cumulus clouds, could weigh as much as one million tonnes.
38. Chewing gum while you cut an onion will help keep you from crying
It irritates the lachrymal glands, causing them to excrete tears.Chewing gum while cutting onions prevents tears by forcing you to breathe through your mouth. This disperses the irritant so that a significantly smaller amount reaches the lachrymal glands, preventing them from being irritated enough to release tears.
39. Coconut water can be used as blood plasma
Genuine intravenous fluids are manufactured to have high sodium and low potassium. Coconut water is not identical to the plasma. Instead, it is closer to the liquid inside the red blood cells, with low sodium and high potassium - the exact opposite. ... However, in an emergency, coconut water can be used.
40. To produce a single pound of honey, a single bee would have to visit 2 million flowers
In order to produce 1 pound of honey, 2 million flowers must be visited. A hive of bees must fly 55,000 miles to produce a pound of honey. One bee colony can produce 60 to 100 pounds of honey per year. An average worker bee makes only about 1/12 teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.
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