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Green facts

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:08 +0000

1. Creating a new aluminum can from scratch takes 95% more energy than making a can from recycled aluminum.
2. Paper or plastic? Neither! Take a cloth bag with you to the grocery store.
3. Trees help reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere by absorbing and storing carbon dioxide.
4. Americans buy 28 billion single-serving plastic water bottles every year, and 80% of those end up in landfills.
5. You can offset the carbon footprint of your old car, home and air travel by funding renewable energy projects.
6. Every gallon of gas burned emits 20 pounts of carbon dioxide.
7. For every 38,000 bills paid online, 5,058 pounds of greenhouse gases are avoided and two tons of trees are preserved.
8. In 2001 the Green facts foundation, an international non-profit organization was founded in Brussels, Belgium.
9. We throw away enough paper each year to heat 50 million homes for 20 years.
10. Over 80% of a households annual waste can be recycled.

Cars facts

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:14:02 +0000

1. The first car radio was invented in 1929.
2. The New York City Police Department used bicycles to pursue speeding motorists in 1898.
3. In Iowa, 80% of used tires go to making tire derived fuel (TDF). The rest are made into products like door mats, crumb rubber, roofing, playground material and asphalt.
4. The automobile is the most recycled consumer product in the world today.
5. The first cars did not have steering wheels. Drivers steered with a lever.
6. Solar powered cars have come a long way since the creation of the first solar cell in 1883.
7. Over 85 percent of the material in a junk car can be recycled.
8. There are over 150 auto salvage yards in New Hampshire.
9. The Benz became the first car offered for sale in 1887.
10. Rear seat belts became standard on most cars in 1965.

Hemorrhoid facts

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:44:55 +0000

1. About half of the population has hemorrhoids by age 50.
2. Hemorrhoids usually are not dangerous or life threatening
3. Today’s treatment methods make some types of hemorrhoid removal much less painful
4. The number of hospital hemorrhoidectomies is declining
5. Hemorrhoids are more common in whites, in persons of higher socioeconomic classes, and in persons who live in rural areas
6. One of the most important measures in best hemorrhoid treatments is a high fiber diet.

Funny animal facts

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:20:01 +0000

Dalmatians are the only dog breed that can be sick of podagra.
Clothes for small dogs was invented in USA and primarily used in the military and law enforcement areas.
Left hip of a chicken is more tender than the right one, because chickens use the right tender to scratch more often - so because of that it’s museles are more developed.
Goldfish lose their colour if they are kept in a dark or with a bad lightning place.
Albatross can be in the air for few year. In one flight they fly hundreds of thousands kilometres and land only to breed.
Boar’s orgasm can last up to a half an hour.
Dolphins are never fully asleep. One half of their brain always is on “duty”, because of that they sleep with one of their eyes open.
Crocodiles can’t stick out their tongue.
Some lions eat up to 50 times a day.

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