Monday 21 October 2013

Fact Hunters: Armadillos, Fires and Spiders

Lucien Bundy
Did you know that the Harvest Festival is traditionally held on the Sunday near the Harvest moon? This is the full moon that occurs closest to Autumn.

Kirsty White
Did you know that humans gain in height while they are asleep. Your muscles relax and you can increase in height by up to 3cm. The same happens in space where there is no gravity to affect your body.

Georgia Chilvers
While the fire was burning people were hiring carts to move their belongings. It meant that the price of a cart had risen to almost £4,000 in today’s money!

Charlie Green
Incredibly chameleons have eyes that can be moved independently from the other, and so the chameleon can scan for prey and potential threats at the same time.

Emily Claydon
Fish move in groups called shoals. They use collective decision making to move in a way that avoids predators.

Dara Adu
Did you know that armadillos are omnivores? They will eat pretty much anything. Because they like to burrow, they have been known to dig down and eat dead bodies.

Gabriella Asllani
The redback spider is a native of Australia. It has a very painful bite, but – thanks to an antivenom – no one has died since 1956.

Teni Adu
Did you know that Stevie Wonder – the popstar – once had a really serious car accident that left him in a coma for four days? He temporarily lost his sense of smell and taste.


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