Random FactsFirst central power plantThe first central power plant Pearl Street Station in lower Manhattan, built by Thomas Edison began generating electricity on September 4, 1882. Pearl Street had one generator and it produced power for 800 electric light bulbs. Within 14 months, Pearl Street Station had 508 subscribers and 12,732 bulbs. Reference: http://www.powerhousetv.com/
[ | Random facts | ] Exploding ant factThere is an ant in Brazil that has a gland which causes the ant to explode like a bomb, spraying a sticky toxic goo on everybody nearby. Now that's some hard core biology! Reference: http://www.some-guy.com/
[ | Random facts | ] Amazing fact about soldier antsIn the ant kingdom some ants are soldiers, or army ants. These soldier ants are so genetically designed to fight, pinch, clamp and sting that their giant pinchers prevent them from feeding themselves. They must rely on other ants to feed them. Reference: http://www.some-guy.com/
[ | Random facts | ] The length of an anteater's tongueThe tongue of the Giant Anteater is over 2 feet long... kissy kissy. Reference:
[ | Random facts | ] Fact about praying mantis loveDuring mantis "sex" the male makes the ultimate sacrifice. The female eats the head of the male as a nutritious snack Reference: http://animal.discovery.com
[ | Random facts | ] Breast implants are at best a short-term improvementHealth regulators estimated that up to 93 percent of silicone breast implants ruptured within 10 years. Reference:
[ | Random facts | ] praying mantis and black widowsA praying mantis will eat a black widow. Reference: http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/spiders/facts-blackwidow.htm
[ | Random facts | ] Dedicated fathers in the AntarticA father Emperor penguin withstands the Antarctic cold for 60 days or more to protect his eggs, which he keeps on his feet, covered with a feathered flap. During this entire time he doesn't eat a thing. Most father penguins lose about 25 pounds while they wait for their babies to hatch. Afterward, they feed the chicks a special liquid from their throats. When the mother penguins return to care for the young, the fathers go to sea to eat and rest. Reference: Animal Planet
[ | Random facts | ] Hummingbirds are small, how small are they?Hummingbirds are the smallest birds - so tiny that one of their enemies is an insect, the praying mantis. Check out the photo: praying mantis serving dinner Reference: http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/backyardbirds/hummingbirds/mantis-hummer.aspx?sc=birdwireJul2005
[ | Random facts | ] A way to turn crap into currentThai researchers have succeeded in generating electricity from natural gas made from elephant dung. Reference: Universal Press Syndicate
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