5 Interesting facts that will wow you!

Jul 21, 2022

The Bumblebee is the smallest mammal known

          

                            


Weighing in at 0.05 to 0.07 ounces, with a head-to-body length of 1.14 to 1.29 inches and a wingspan of 5.1 to 5.7 inches, the bumblebee bat—also known as Kitti’s hog-nosed bat—is the smallest mammal in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. To see this tiny bat for yourself, you’d have to visit one of a select few limestone caves on the Khwae Noi River in Kanchanaburi Province of southwest Thailand. Here are more of Earth's tiniest creature that plays a big role in the environment.

Glaciers and ice sheets hold about 69 percent of the world's freshwater.

                   

 Just over 96% of the total amount of the world's water is held in its oceans, according to Water in Crisis: A Guide to the World's Fresh Water Resources via the United States Geological Survey (USGS). However, that's primarily saltwater. To find the bulk of the world's freshwater you need to trek to the poles, as 68.7% of it is encased in ice caps, permanent snow, and glaciers.

Australia is wider than the moon!

                      

Australia’s diameter is 600km wider than the moon’s. The moon sits at 3400km in diameter, while Australia’s diameter from east to west is almost 4000km.

Although Australia wider than the moon, it is actually much bigger when you think in terms of surface area. It turns out the surface of the Moon is much larger than that of Australia. The land area of Australia is some 7.69 million square kilometers.

What do Canadians call Canadian bacon in Canada?

                             

In Canada, the term "Canadian Bacon" is not used. The cut of meat from the loin is referred to as "back bacon". In Southern Ontario, "Peameal Bacon", as it is referred to there, is a similar product; however it is not smoked but rather set in a brine.

William Davies Company was a pork processing and packing company in Toronto. By the early 1900s, it was the largest pork packer in the British Empire and it operated Canada’s first major chain of food stores. One of Toronto’s longstanding nicknames, “Hogtown”, is attributable to the millions of pigs processed annually by the William Davies Company.


Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday


 the 13th.

                         

Friday the 13th may just be another day to you, but some cultures are very wary of this number for its supposed bad luck. It’s the only Friday the 13th in 2021. The last calendar year with just one Friday 13th was 2016 (in May). After this year’s solitary Friday the 13th, the next year with only one Friday 13th will be 2022 (in May).         

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