Amazing Facts Babies have around 100 more bones than adults Babies have about 300 bones at birth, with cartilage between many of them. This extra flexibility helps them pass through the birth canal and also allows for rapid growth. With age, many of the bones fuse, leaving 206 bones that make up an average adult skeleton. 2. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer When a substance is heated up, its particles move more and it takes up a larger volume – this is known as thermal expansion. Conversely, a drop in temperature causes it to contract again. The mercury level inside a thermometer, for example, rises and falls as the mercury’s volume changes with the ambient temperature. This effect is most dramatic in gases but occurs in liquids and solids such as iron too. For this reason, large structures such as bridges are built with expansion joints which allow them some leeway to expand and contract without causing any damage. 3. 20% of Earth’s oxygen is produced by the
Amazing Facts! 1. An octoroon is a person who is one-eighth black by descent. 2. Australia is wider than the moon. 3. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer 4. It's illegal to own just one guinea pig in Switzerland 5. The heart of a shrimp is located in its head 6. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland 7.Walt Disney currently holds the most Academy Awards 8. Tropophobia is the fear of closely-packed holes 9. Avocados are a fruit, not a vegetable 10. McDonald's once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli. 11. The tallest man ever recorded was American giant Robert Wadlow 12. Canada is south of Detroit 13. Wombats are the only animal whose poop is cube-shaped. 14. Octopuses have three hearts. 15. Coca-Cola actually sells soup in a can. 16. Days on Venus are longer than years. Thanks for reading my blog, check out my other posts!