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Because you can never have to much knowledge.

April

This month we talk all about plants! We have tons of great facts that will surprise you. So check it out!

The plant life in the ocean makes up about 85 percent of all the greenery on the earth

The world's largest grass is bamboo. It can grow up to 130 feet tall!

Until 1883 hemp was the worlds largest agricultural crop.

Both George Washington and Thomas Washington grew Marajuana on their plantations.

Hydrophonics is the technique of growing plants in water without soil.

The oldest thing that is living is a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of California. It is believed to be about 4,600 years old.

One ragweed plant can release one billion grains of pollen.

The largest flower is the corpse flower. It is about 3 feet in diameter.

March

This month the fun facts consist of great facts about food. I hope you enjoy them.

The heaviest carrot wiehed 18 ib 13 oz.

The largest bunch of bananas contained 473 bananas.

A piece of a cake that was at the wedding of the Duthc and Dutchess of indsor's wedding sold for $29,900.

In Andorra an average person consumes 2 ib of gum a year.

Ireland has the highest average daily intake of calories with an amount of 3,952.

The potato chip was invented in Saratoga Springs, New York.

A typical mouthful of food in America travels 1200 kilometers

from the farm to the consumer.

"Ketchup is derived from the Chinese word ke-tsiap, a pickled fish sauce.

Blueberry Jelly-Bellies were created especially for former-president Ronald Reagan.

It takes ten days to make a jelly bean.

The average ear of corn has 800 kernels and 16 rows.

There are more than 300,000 fast food restraunts in the United States.

Most processed food has genetically modified ingredients.

The skin of a fruit contains the most Vitamin C.

February

This month I have a ton of great facts all about space. I love them. This is such a huge topic that I have picked a few great facts.

Did you know (I'm pretty sure you don't)

Jupiters Magnetic field is so massive it actually pours billions of watts of energy into earth's own magnetic field every single day.

Earth has more than one moon. A meteor named Cruithne is caught in our gravity and as such is defined as a moon.

Olympis Mons is the largest mountain in our solar system. It is three times as large as Mount Everest and is located on Mars.

Pluto may be a moon of Neptunes. It is believed that due to its size it may be a moon of Neptune's that escaped from its orbit.

The earth is rotating on its axis 1532 feet per second at the equator.

The red spot on Jupiter is believed to be a hurricane that is twice the size of earth.

Some rocks on earth earth oare actually material from Mars.

Saturn has such a low density that if it were to be put in water it would actually float.

January

This months facts are all about animals. Cool facts, interesting facts and facts that you didnt want to know.

Did you know? (I'm pretty sure you don't)

Cats, dogs, and pigs injure more people each year then by Great White Sharks.

A 70-pound octopus can squeeze through a hole no bigger then a silver dollar because it has no backbone.

The longest recorded life span of a tapeworm was 35 years.

Penguins can jump almost 6 feet into the air.

When it is born, a kangaroo is only 1 inch long.

A beaver can hold its breath for 45 minutes.

Whales are the longest living animal on earth. Some whales have lived over 200 years.

The skin of a polar bear is black. This helps to absorb more of the heat from the sun.

Koala bears from Australia are not real bears. Koalas belong to a group of animals called marsupials. Marsupials have a pouch where they carry their young. Kangaroos are also marsupials.