Friday 15 January 2016

Fact Hunters: Tornadoes & Bees

Brooke Atkinson
Did you know that the energy contained in a chocolate biscuit can give you enough of a boost to run for 15 minutes, but the energy from a slice of white bread can enable you to run for 22mins?

Daniel Kalusha
Amazing bees collect nectar plants by sucking it out with their tongues. They store it in their honey stomach, which is different from their food stomach. They pass it on through their mouths to other worker bees who chew it for about half an hour. It's passed from bee to bee, until it gradually turns into honey.

Mikkileigh Williamson
Did you know that the T-Rex used to have a teenage growth spurt? When it hit around the age of 14 its body size would increase rapidly, putting on around 600kg (1300lb) a year over the next 4 years.

Ethan Borrell
In 1801 – in Italy – a tornado picked up a pram containing a baby and placed it back down on the ground. Amazingly the baby was unharmed and unaware.



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