Unique Facts about the Human World
Adenekan Abdul Ganiyy A. // SSS 3D
General Secretary, GCI Press Club (2020/2021)
- There are billions of galaxies in the universe.
- There are more stars in the universe than all the grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth.
- The MILKY WAY GALAXY is our galaxy and it has least 100 billion stars
- Each star differs from another, each is unique
- It is impossible to walk on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Because they have no solid surface they are made of gases.
- It takes 800 years to journey to Pluto
- There are about 8.7 million unique animal species living on Earth. Of these, 2.2 million are in the ocean and the rest are on land.
- Octopuses have 3 hearts
- Lobsters pea from their faces and turtles can breathe through their anus.
- Male and not female seahorses give birth to the young ones
- Horses and cows sleep while standing
- Like humans, plants recognize their siblings and give them preferential treatment.
- The blue-whale can produce the loudest sound which can be heard 800km away. That’s about the distance between Ibadan and Kano.