One Plane, 6 Million Pieces
One Boeing 747-400 contains six million individual parts.Half of the parts are fasteners and are manufactured in 33 countries around the world. The thrust from just one of it’s four engines (60,000lb each) is more than all four engines combined on the original 707. The thrust to weight ratio is better than the current Airbus A380. The plane is so big that the fuselage holds over a ton of air.
The one Black Family on the Titanic

Researchers at the Chicago Museum of Sciences and Industry have discovered that there was one black family on the Titanic.Joseph Laroche was bringing his wife Juliette and their daughters Simonne and Louise back to his native Hati. The Laroche’s were passengers in second class (1st class was sold out). They had been originally booked 1st class tickets on the Liner La France, but switched to the Titanic when they found they would not be permitted to eat with their children
Fireflies
When a firefly lights up the night, the little critter isn’t using electricity or fire, but instead a chemical reaction. The light flashes are the result of a chemical reaction where oxygen is combined with luciferin, an enzyme called luciferase and ATP. When the firefly breathes in, the chemicals react to produce that telltale glow. We call the process bibioluminescencend it is incredible efficient. When those bugs flash, the chemical reaction converts nearly 100% of the available energy into light.In comparison, your average incandescent light bulb only converts 10% of the available electricity into light. The rest of the energy produced is heat.
Ass
For those of you keeping count, the word “ass” appears in the bible 170 times.The word “ass” is also one of the words you cannot say on TV. That means a TV show depicting the bible word for word would need to be censored 170 times simply due to the use of the word, “ass.”
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