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Fact 266: How many teeth do Tigers have? Full-grown adult tigers have 30 teeth in total, 16 teeth in the top jaw and only 14 in the lower jaw. Tigers have a bit strength force of 1,050 psi which is impressive given humans only have a bit force of about 120-160 psi.

Fact 265: How many Tigers are there estimated to be left in the wild? According to the WWF there are about 4,500 tigers remain in the wild acouding to WWF as of 2023 this is promising because WWF once said that there were an estimated to be around 3,900 or 4,500 tigers left in the wild, Tigers are an endangered species and on the brink of extinction. Over the last 150 years or so, the tigers' habit has shrunk by about 95% due to humans illegally poaching them and destruction of tiger habits by humans for timber (wood), agriculture (farming of crops and animals for humans to eat), roads and building. Humans are the biggest threat posed to tigers (all of the numbers in this paragraph are from the WWF website). Tigers can reach a top speed from 35 to 40 miles per hour however, tigers can only run at this speed for short bursts. Tigers hunting for food ending in a Kill in a percentage is about 5% or 10%.  According to observation made in Kanha National Park in India by the American fi

Fact 264: Why do Bloodhounds have long ears? Bloodhounds have long ears to concentrate and target like a cone the scent in the air and on the ground near the dog's face and nose which helps the bloodhound smell for the sent they are following rather than smelling lots of different things which would make it harder for the bloodhound to follow a sent trail.

Fact 263: How powerful is a Bloodhounds sense of smell? A Bloodhound's nose have about 230 or 300 million olfactory cells, or “scent receptors” in their nose. Bloodhounds can actually distinguish the difference between a 12-day-old scent from newer, fresher scents, and Bloodhounds can track a Scents trail that is around 12 days old for more than 130 miles!  Bloodhound's have over 300 million scent receptors, which is more than any other breed of dog and to put 300 million in to some sort of context we have around 400 olfactory receptors “scent receptors” in they nose. 300 million- 400= 299999600 Bloodhounds have 299999600 more olfactory receptors or “scent receptors” than we do.

Fact 262: What is the collective noun for a group of Pelicans? The collective noun for a group of Pelicans is usually called a pod, pouch, or squadron of Pelicans, although sometimes they are referred to as a scoop or brief of Pelicans.  Pelicans can weigh up to 13 kg. In fact, some species of Pelicans have a wingspan of 3 metres. Beaks size for male Pelicans is roughly 11.3–15.2 inches, and female Pelicans beaks are about 10.3–14.2 inches. Out of all the Pelicans, the Australian pelican has the longest beak. The Australian Pelican beak is around 19.2 inches long, making it the longest beak in the world.

Fact 261: How big is the Blue Whale? The Antarctic blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus Intermedia) can grow to about to 98 feet in length it Weights up to 400,000 pounds, which acouding to WWF is Roughly the weight of approximately 33 elephants (or me after I've been to an all you can eat buffet or salad bar).

Fact 260: How old is the Gold State Coach? The Gold State Coach was built for King George III in 1762 this makes the coach about 261 years old. The Gold State Coach's first official outing with King George III was for the Opening of Parliament on 25 November 1762. The Gold State Coach was designed by William Chambers and built by the coachmaker Samuel Butler in 1762. The Gold State Coach is 12 feet tall and weighs an impressive four tonnes!

Fact 259: When did the Royal Ascot horse racing start? Ascot Racecourse was founded by Queen Anne on the 11th August 1711, Queen Anne saw potential in creating a race course in a field in East Cote (Ascot) located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from Windsor Castle that would allow "horses to gallop at full stretch" (the quote is a quote from Queen Anne). Queen Anne had the idea for the race course while out horse riding near Windsor Castle and East Cote in Ascot. The Ascot summer race officially became a Royal week in 1911, basically Ascot horse race was officially called Royal Ascot in 1911. Royal Ascot has had the support of thirteen monarchs over the years since it was created in 1711 (13 including Queen Anne). (the picture I created today has the hats Prince William & Princess Kate were wearing today for Ascot) Today I saw members of the Royal family,  Prince William & Princess Kate I also saw King Charles and Queen Camilla I also saw Dame Judy Dench i

Fact 258: How tall are adult Emperor Penguins? Emperor penguins are the biggest of the 18 species of penguin around today and Emperor penguins are the largest sea birds in the Antarctic (South Pole). Antarctica is 14.2 million km2, Antarctica is the 5th largest continent on Earth it is larger than Australia. An adult Emperor Penguin has a wingspans which is about 76 to 89 cm. The Emperor Penguins is 1.2 meters (4 feet).

Fact 257: What Hawk has the largest wingspan? The answer is a species of hawk that lives in the western USA and are commonly found in deserts andmeadows. This Hawk has a wingspan of up to 4 feet 8 inches (which is ruffle 142.2 cm) and is called a Ferruginous hawks, interestingly Ferruginous means rust-colored. Ferruginous hawks scientific name is  Buteo regalis and Buteo is Latin for buzzard and buteo is often use as Hawk genus and regalis, is Latin for royal.

Fact 256: What is an Eagle's wingspan and lifespan in the wild? Here is a lis of diffrent types of Eagle Wingspans and lifespan in the wild. Bald eagle wingspan is: 1.8-2.3m. Bald Eagle lifespan is: 20 – 30 years. Golden eagle wingspan is: 1.8-2.3 m. Golden eagle lifespan is: 30 years. White-tailed eagle wingspan is: 1.8-2.4m. White-tailed lifespan is: 21 years – 25 years although the oldest recorded White-tailed Eagle was 32 years old. Steller's sea eagle wingspan is: 2-2.5 m. Steller's sea eagle lifespan is: 20-25 years. Crowned eagle wingspan is: 1.5-1.8m Crowned eagle lifespan is: 14 years.

Fact 255: Who founded the Natural Trust? The National Trust was founded by three people, Octavia Hill, Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley in 1895, they set up the National Trust to protect natural and historic places and houses. The Natural Trust owns 500 historic properties and 500 gardens and nature reserves in UK.  The the National Trust owns over 780 miles of coastline in the Uk. The National Trust helps to protect Red squirrels in the UK. 

Fact 254: What is the oldest piece of art in the National Gallery? Acording to the National Gallery, the oldest painting in the National Gallery and in the National Gallery Collection is Margarito d'Arezzo's (The) Virgin and Child Enthroned, the painting dates back to 1263-4 and depicts in the centre of the piece Mary holding a young Jesus, Mary is sitting on a throne with angels flying next to Mary and on each side of Mary are four squares depicting different things. Margarito d'Arezzo was an Italian painter from Arezzo which in Tuscany, Margarito d'Arezzo was born in 1250 and died in 1290. Interestingly Margarito d'Arezzo was one of the first artists from the Italian peninsula to sign his art works, this is according to the National Gallery.

Fact 253: When was the current National Gallery built? The current National Gallery was designed by William Wilkins. In 1831 the Parliament at the time which was the The Whigs agreed to fund a building for the National Gallery and Parliament eventually chose Trafalgar Square for its location. The current National Gallery was finally opened in 1838. The current Natinal Gallery building at Trafalgar Square, is the third site to be the National Gallery.

Fact 252: When was Wembley Stadium built? Wembley Stadium was built between 2003 and finshed and was opened in 2007. The size of the football pitch is 115 yd (105 m) long by 75 yd (69 m) wide.  Wembley Stadium has 90,000 seats, Wembley Stadium is the largest sports venue in the UK and it's the second-largest stadium in Europe.

Fact 251: When was Number 10 Downing Street built? Number 10 Downing Street was built Between 1682 and 1684 It was originally built in 1682 as two houses by the diplomat Sir George Downing. Number 10 has changed its number over the years, in fact the address has changed several times, for example In 1787 or 1779 the then Number 5 Downing Street was renumbered as Number 10 Drowning Street and unsurprisingly it is still called Number 10 Drowning Street. Interestingly number 10 Drowning Street doesn't have a door handle on the outside and it can only be opened from the inside!

Fact 250: Who first invented the pump-action water pistol? The original pump-action water gun was invented in 1989 , by an American engineer, Lonnie G. Johnson, Lonnie Johnson created the first pump-action toy water gun and Lonnie Johnson manufactured the water gun under the brand-name  Super Soaker.

Fact 249: When did Spiderman first make an appearance? Spiderman first appeared on the 5th June, 1962, in comic book called AMAZING FANTASY #15, and was written by Stan Lee with art by Steve Ditko.

Fact 248: What was the most expensive Banksy artwork sold at auction in 2021? The answer is Love is in the Bin which is the girl with the balloon after it got shredded by Banksy's clever frame shredder. Love is in the Bin was sold at the auction house Sotheby's on the 14th October 2021, for an impressive £18.58 million or to be exact £18,582,000.

Fact 247: Does picking up a baby bird mean the mother bird will reject it? It is a myth that picking up a baby bird mean the mother bird will rejected it in fact handling a young bird won't cause its parents to reject it according to the The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Acouding to the RSPB "Make sure you leave it within hearing distance of where you found it. Birds have a poor sense of smell so handling a young bird won't cause its parents to abandon it."

Fact 246: Who wrote the music for Matilda the Musical? Matilda the Musical, also known as Matilda or Roald Dahl's Matilda, is a stage musical that is based on the novel of the same name by Roald Dahl the book was adapted in to a stageplay script by Dennis Kelly, the music and lyrics were written by Tim Minchi. In 2008, Tim Minchin was commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company to write the music and lyrics for Matilda the Musical. In 2008 the Royal Shakespeare Company commissioned playwright Denis Kelly to adapt the book into a stage script. Matilda the Musicals was first performance on the 9th December 2010 at The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Fact 245: What is the correct name for animals that are active during the daylight?   The correct name for animal that are active during the daylight is Diurnal which is the opersite to being Nocturnal, we are Diurnal because we are awake and active during during the day time. Yes the title and fact is another reference to a Harry Styles song, the song the fact is referencing is Daylight.

Fact 244: Who created the first cinema for a paying audience? The first cinema for a paying audience was opened in France in Paris in 1895, and the cinema was created by the Lumière brothers, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière and Louis Jean Lumière. The Lumière brothers not only created the first cinema for a paying audience the Lumière brothers used a machine\ device that they created and called a Cinématographe, the Cinématographe, which was a camera, a projector and a film printer all in one machine. Interestingly Louis Lumiere said (probably in french), “The cinema is an invention without a future.” The brothers both thought that people would soon get bored or just stop watching films at the cinema, it will be interesting to see how long cinemas will last because of streaming platforms are becoming more popular. I am doing this fact today about cinemas because I am actually going to the cinema to see the new Transformers film today (8th June 2023) and Harry Styles has a song cal

Fact 243: How much sugarcane is used to make one sugar cube? I have found out that apparently on average one ton (1000000 grams) of sugarcane can create between 170 pounds (77110.7 grams) and 225 pounds (102058 grams) of refined sugar, I also found out you'd need around about one pound (453.592 grams) of sugarcane to make 15, 3-gram sugar cubes, or around 3 ounces (85.0486 grams) of raw sugarcane is used to make one sugar cube and one sugar cube weighs about  2.3 grams and 3 grams.

Fact 242: On average what is the circumference of a big watermelon? On average, a big watermelon can be anywhere between ten and twelve inches in circumference and between twelve and sixteen inches long in diameter. Watermelons that grow naturally in the wild grow up to 20 cm in diameter, where as cultivated-ly grown or farm grown with pesticides and other stuff can actually exceed 60 cm. Interestingly average American grown watermelons has about 200 to 800 seeds in side. On average a watermelon is 92% water. Watermelons can be grow in the UK but they will only produce and ripe fruit in high temperatures, watermelons can be successfully (appropriately) grown in a polytunnel (basically a polytunnel is a long white heat trapping tunnel that farmers use to grow crops) or greenhouse (good luck).

Fact 241: How many number one hists has one direction had on the original (UK) charts? One Direction have had 4 number one hit single and album on the official charts, in fact there debut single, What Makes You Beautiful, went straight to Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart after it was release in September 2011 (it went to number one on the 24.09.2011). Here is a list of all of the number one hits singles One Direction have had in the official (UK) charts: 'What Makes You Beautiful', 2011   'Best Song Ever', 2013. 'Story Of My Life', 2013. 'Drag Me Down', 2015.    Here is a list of the 4 number one albums one Direction have had on the official charts: TAKE ME HOME (24.11.2012)  MIDNIGHT MEMORIES (07.12.2013) FOUR (29.11.2014) MADE IN THE AM (26.11.2015)

Fact 240: Which boy band was formed in 2010? The answer is One Direction (obviously), The boy band was formed on the 23rd July, 2010 on the British show The X Factor, all of the five members of One Direction auditioned and competed separately on the X factor as a solo performer. The band was formed by Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell and louis walsh,the group was started with Niall's name being called and then Harry's, then Louis', then Liam's and Zayn's. Cowell later said that it "took (him) 10 minutes to put them together as a group".  The name for the band was Harry styles idea, in fact Harry styles said “I thought it sounded good. We threw around names for a little bit, and I honestly don't know. I suggested it and everyone was like 'Yeah we like that' and then it kind of stuck, and that was what it was.” The band split in 2016, after Zayn left the group in 2015, basically Harry, Neil, Louis and Liam stayed as one direction and put out o

Fact 239: What does IQ (test) stand for? Iq satands for intelligence quotient (test), originally IQ was obrivated from the German word Intelligenzquotient (this is what Alfred Binet called his test and obrevated IQ from, Intelligenzquotient helpfully translates to intelligence quotient, the Iq test was invented in France by Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon, the IQ test was originally designed and created to work out which students needed extra support in Afred Biiet's class in 1904. According to Binet, an individual's score can vary (this means that Brinet himself didn't think that his test was reliable although it wasnt designed to be reliable it was supposed to be a helpful guide to help the students in his class) and in other words Binet himself didn't believe that his test measured a permanent or exact degree or measurement of a persons intelligence.

Fact 238: What is Harry Styles' middle name? Harry Styles' middle name is Edward his full name is Harry Edward Styles, Harry Styles' was born on the 1st of February, 1994 in Redditch, which is in Worcestershire in England. Harry Styles first job before in the boy band 1D (one direction) was working part-time in a Bakery called W. Mandeville Bakery, in Holmes Chapel. Harry styles has gone on to have a highly successful solo music singer and song writer career and has even become an actor, Harry Styles has even had a small appease\ cameo in a Marvel movie, Marvel's Eternals. Harry Styles has received many awards, including six Brit Awards, three Grammy Awards, an Ivor Novello Award, and three American Music Awards.