1. The oldest lighthouse in the UK still stands in the grounds of the Dover Castle. The Roman Emperor Caligula ordered the tower to be built there in AD 90.
2. During the Solar Eclipse, the eclipse shadows travel at 1,100 miles per hour at the equator and up to 5,000 miles per hour near the poles.
3. Did you know that whales can't swim backwards, tarantulas can't spin webs, crocodiles can't chew and hummingbirds can't walk?
4. Ants make up 1/10 of the total world animal tissue!!
5. The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail, Himachal Pradesh. Built in 1893 after levelling a hilltop, this cricket pitch is 2444 metres above sea level.
6. You have to be atleast 58.5 inches to be an astronaut.
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