If our Sun were just inch in diameter, the nearest star would be 445 miles away.

The Earth spins at 1,000 mph but it travels through space at an incredible 67,000 mph.

The tallest tree ever was an Australian eucalyptus - In 1872 it was measured at 435 feet tall.

90% of those who die from hurricanes die from drowning.

Female black widow spiders eat their males after mating.

There are more living organisms on the skin of each human than there are humans on the surface of the earth.

10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment.

If the Sun were the size of a beach ball then Jupiter would be the size of a golf ball and the Earth would be as small as a pea.