Interesting facts
- Each year there is one ton of cement poured for each man, woman and child in the world.
- The giant red star Betelgeuse has a diameter larger than that of the Earth’s orbit around the sun.
- Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.
- Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.
- More people are killed annually by donkeys than airplane crashes.
- In the United States, a pound of potato chips costs two hundred times more than a pound of potatoes.
- Ninety percent of all species that have become extinct have been birds.
- Women manage the money and pay the bills in 75% of all Americans households.
- One-fourth of the world’s population lives on less than $200 a year. Ninety million people survive on less than $75 a year.
- It has been estimated that humans use only 10% of their brain.
- If you go blind in one eye you only lose about one fifth of your vision but all your sense of depth.
- The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
About the Contributor
Elizabeth Arthur, Staff Reporter
Elizabeth Arthur is 15 years old and is a sophomore. This is her first year on the Hays High Guidon staff. She might try out for the musical and the spring...
