When the Three Gorges Dam was built, 39 trillion kilograms of water from the Yangtze River built up behind it to 175 meters above sea level. This altered the Earth’s moment of inertia changed ever so slightly, causing the rotation to move more slowly. This is the same principle behind why figure skaters tuck in their arms to spin faster.
NASA has calculated that the dam only slows the rotation by 0.06 microseconds, which is six hundredths of a millionth of a second. Our planet’s rotation speed actually fluctuates fairly often, as it can be influenced by earthquakes, the moon, and the climate change-induced movement of the North Pole.
*Einstein was never a good student, and did not even speak well at age 9, his parents believed he was mentally retarded.
*Cats and dogs, like humans, can be left or right handed.
*Men use an average of 15,000 words per day, women 30,000.
*Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.
*The CDs were lost to receive 72 minutes of music because that is the duration of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
*Months that start on Monday will always have a Friday the 13th.
*The ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
*In the statues of a person on horseback, if the animal has both legs in the air, the person died in combat. If have one of the raised front legs, the person died of wounds received in combat.
*The strongest material created by nature is Spider Web.
*A drop of Petroleum is capable of converting 25 liters of drinking water to NOT drinking water.
*The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.
*On December 16, 1811, an earthquake caused the waters of the Mississippi River to flow in the opposite direction.
*Shakespeare's daughter was illiterate.
*111.111,111 x 111.111,111 = 12.345.678.987,654321
*The sun releases more energy in a second than all the energy consumed by humanity from the beginning.
*If heart disease, cancer and diabetes were eradicated, a man's life expectancy would be 99.2 years.
*You cannot kill yourself by holding your breath.
*The Coca Cola bottle was originally green.
*Smart people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
*100 cups of coffee taken in a span of four hours can technically kill.
*It is impossible to sneeze with open eyes.
*A person blinks approximately 25,000 times a week.
*It is impossible to suck your elbow.
*When Bugs Bunny first appeared in 1935, it was called Happy Rabbit.
La arepa es el plato típico venezolano por excelencia junto a la hallaca. Es consumida en toda la geografía del país, se suele comer casi todos los días en el desayuno o en la cena, ya sea como plato principal o como acompañante.