How many ants are there in the world?
But no-one knows how many ants there are in the world. The BBC Four documentary claims they number not 10,000 trillion but 100 trillion, though it still suggests the total weight of ants equals the total weight of humans.
What language do they speak in Quito?
The term jerky in beef jerky originally comes from the word charqui in the ancient Inca language of Quechua. Language[edit] Most Ecuadorians speak Spanish, though many speak Amerindian languages such as Kichwa, the Ecuadorian dialect of Quechua.
Who invented the balloon?
The first rubber balloons were made by Professor Michael Faraday in 1824 for use in his experiments with hydrogen at the Royal Institution in London. `The caoutchouc is exceedingly elastic', he wrote in the Quarterly Journal of Science the same year.
How many pints of blood do you have in your body?
The average adult has about 10 pints of blood in his body. Roughly 1 pint is given during a donation. A healthy donor may donate red blood cells every 56 days, or double red cells every 112 days.
What does the phrase 10 fold mean?
ten·fold/ˈtenˌfōld/ Adjective: Ten times as great or as numerous: "a tenfold increase in the use of insecticides". Adverb: By ten times; to ten times the number or amount.
What sentence uses the whole alphabet?
Everybody knows one or two pangrams (sentences that use every letter of the alphabet). You've probably seen some of these before: The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.
What was the Beatles first number one single?
Although some will say Please Please Me was The Beatles' first number one single, it was their next single, From Me To You, which topped the Record Retailer chart – which later became the Official UK Singles Chart – on May 2 1963.
What state borders eight other states?
Tennessee and Missouri each share borders with eight states. Here are the states with their neighbors, listed clockwise. Tennessee: Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri. Missouri: Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.
When were chamber pots used?
In the 19th century, water closets started to be more common than chamber pots, but chamber pots were still used until the mid-20th century. Today, they are used in countries that have no indoor plumbing. In North America and the UK, "potty" refer to the toilets made especially for potty training.