Did you know

97percent of the water on Earth is salt water, water found in lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, swamps, etcetera accounts for only 0.3 percent of the world’s fresh water. The rest is trapped in glaciers or is in the ground

Earth’s average orbital speed is about 30 kilometers per second. In other units, that’s about 19 miles per second, or 67 000 miles per hour, or 110 000 kilometers per hour.

Every year, the Moon moves 3,8 cm further away from us. Because of this, the Earth is slowing down.

Only approximately about 8 (17 October 2026) percent of the world’s currency is physical money, the rest only exists on computers and it is basically virtual.

The Eiffel Tower is officially 324 meters high but it’s height changes depending on the season. In hot summer days thermal expansion causes the metal to grow and the tower can get with more than 15cm taller.

The average temperature of a lightning bolt is 27700 degrees Celsius, or five times hotter than the temperature of the surface of the Sun, which is 5505 degrees Celsius.