Did you know 2

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Did you know that the Hubble Space Telescope weighs (10,896 kilograms), is 43 feet (13.1 12) long?

Did you know that:



There are no poisonous snakes in Maine.


The largest man-made lake in the U.S. is Lake Mead, created by Hoover Dam.







A large swarm of desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) can consume 20,000 tons (18,160,000 kilograms) of vegetation a day.





The Hubble Space Telescope weighs (10,896 kilograms), is 43 feet (13.1 12 tonsmeters) long, and cost $2.1 billion to originally build.





The fastest computer in the world is the CRAY Y-MP C90 supercomputer. It has two gigabytes of central memory and 16 parallel central processor units.




















The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter “J”.




















The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
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Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!