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Monorail

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Monorail

Advanced trains and advanced facts.

  • A monorail is a single train track or rail which is normally a long concrete prism.
  • Monorail trains have two sets of wheels.  One set of wheels are used to support the train’s weight while the other set of wheels are used to grip onto the rail.
  • The electric current used to run the trains come from the rail.
  • About 30,000 visitors use monorails at Los Vegas, USA, every single day.
  • The world’s first monorail used for business purposes opened in Listowel, Ireland in 1888.
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  • The first monorail was invented in Russia in 1820.
  • Monorails currently transport 150 000 people everyday around Disneyland resorts and have been used in Disneyland since 1959.
  • Most trains hang above the rail but some trains hang below the rail.
  • Monorails are sometimes used at airports.
  • Monorails are free from traffic and people so are free to go anywhere and don’t use overhead wires.
Bibiography:
Graham, 2006, On the Rails , QED Publishing, United Kingdom
Monorail 19 October 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monorail>

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Soccer

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Soccer

A popular sport played by many and the facts are read by more than many. Well, sort of.

  • Soccer is also known as association football.
  • A game of soccer consists of two teams of eleven players and a soccer/foot ball that normally has a circumference of 71 cm (28 inches).
  • Soccer is played by more than 250 million players in at least 200 countries.
  • Soccer tournaments have been in the Olympics since 1936.
  • The rules of soccer were established in 1863 by the Football Association in England.  There are 17 official rules.

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  • Positions in a soccer game include strikers, goalkeepers, defenders and midfielders.
  • A soccer field is normally 100-110 metres (110-120 yards) in length and 64-75 metres (70-80 yards).
  • An adult game of soccer usually runs for 105 minutes – 45 minute halves and a fifteen minute break.
  • The yellow and red card, yellow – ‘warning’, red- ‘your off the field’, were introduced in the 1970 FIFA cup.
  • At the soccer World Cup, approximately 190-200 soccer teams play in 32 nations, and play for four weeks every four years.
Bibliography:
Association Football 23 October 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football>

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Carrot

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Carrot

If you eat carrots and read facts you can see in the dark! Well maybe not the facts part.

  • Carrots contain carotene, or vitamin A, which helps you see in the dark.
  • Carrots are normally orange but certain varieties can be purple, red, white or yellow.
  • A fully grown carrot stem is normally 1 meter (3 foot) tall.
  • A mature carrot plant has a white flower.
  • The green leaves of a carrot are edible.

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  • The body only absorbs 3% carotene from a raw carrot while the body absorbs 42% carotene from cooked carrots.
  • To much carrot can make your skin orange because of the carotene.
  • Once planted, a carrot is ready for harvest after 4 months, and then they can be stored in a cool place for many months without becoming rotten.
  • Holtville, in California, has an annual carrot festival held in late January or early February that lasts ten days.
  • China was the largest producer of carrots by 2010 and is followed by the United States, Russia, Uzbekistan and Poland.
Bibliography:
Carrot 5 October 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot>
Stanton, R 1988, Food Fun Book, Ellsyd Press, Chippendale

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Rose

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Rose

It smells good, looks good and feels good. Well, maybe not ‘feels good’.  No, let’s look at the rose!

  • There are over 100 different species of roses.
  • Thousands of cultivars and hybrids have been bred from the different species.
  • The tallest species of rose plant can reach up to 7 meters high.
  • Most leaves on a rose stem are between 5 and 15 cm (2″ to 5.9″) long.
  • Different parts of a rose can be used as food, medicine, perfume, crops or decoration.

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  • The oil from a rose can be turned into jam, jelly, marmalade or can flavour tea.
  • The rose is used as symbols for many countries and occasions.
  • The fruit on a rose is called the rose hip.
  • Rose hips can contain between 5 and 160 seeds.
  • The thorns (prickles) on a rose stem is used to defend the plant from threats or help the rose’s vegetation growth.
Bibliography:
Rose 16 October 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose>

Igneous Rock

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Igneous Rock

There are many types of rocks and many groups. Igneous rocks are up!

  • Igneous rocks are formed in molten magma.
  • There are two types of igneous rock. One type of igneous rock is formed in the surface of the earth while the other type of rock forms on the crust, because of the cool air.
  • Igneous rock is also formed when magma cools and crystallises into a rock formation.
  • Most of the earth’s crust is made out of igneous rock.
  • Many mountains are made out of igneous rocks. Also, many mountains with lots of surrounding igneous rock suggests that the mountain could be a volcano.

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  • ‘Igneous’ comes from the latin phrase ‘made from fire’.
  • Earth’s moon is made out of igneous rocks.
  • Many roads are made from crushed igneous rock .
  • The igneous rock called pumice is the lightest rock on earth.
  • Igneous rocks contain many minerals that help plants grow.
Bibliography:
Rocks & Minerals 2004, Dorling Kindersley, United States
Stewart, M 2002, Igneous Rocks, Heinemann Library, Great Britian

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Human Brain

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Human Brain

Ten Random Facts’ fourteenth post! Many human brains are behind this fact site – just don’t mix up the small animal brains for the real brains!

  • Your human brain floats in a shockproof liquid to help prevent your brain from injuries.
  • An average adult brain is 1.4-1.5 kilograms which is about 2% of your total body weight.
  • The human brain is divided into four lobes. These lobes are the frontal lobe, the parietal lobe, the temporal lobe and the occipital lobe.
  • The human brain is as soft as a bit of gelatin or tofu.
  • The cerebral cortex, the main control centre, is the largest part of your brain.

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  • The left side of your human brain controls the right side of the body, meaning the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body.
  • The right side of the human brain is normally symmetrical to the left side of the human brain.
  • The human brain is the central control system of your body.
  • Most people’s language skills is stored on the left side of their brain.
  • The United States launched a brain research program called ‘The Decade of the Brain’ in the 1990’s that lasted for ten years.
Bibliography:
Human Brain17 October 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_brain>
Bryan, J 1995, Your Amazing Brain, Wishing Well Books, Australia

 

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