Can that bird fly?
Humming birds can fly up to 71 miles per hour. Penguins, emus, ostriches, cassowary, kiwi, kakapo (a parrot), rhea and ratites are all birds that do not fly.
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- What is up with the sun?
“The sun is 93,000,000 miles from earth. It takes the suns rays 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach the earth, traveling at a rate of 186,282 miles per second.”
More facts about the earth.
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A fact about life on earth
Half of all living things live on 6% of the land on the planet, the rain forest. No word on how much this fact changes everyday, but it's safe to say it's an estimate.
Energy consumption in the U.S.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, electricity consumption will increase by 51 percent from 2002 to 2025.