DID U KNOW.... PART-42

(Najamuddin Ghanghro, Karachi(original from Larkana))

Did you know the Pacific Ocean is the world's largest
Did you know it takes 5 years for an oyster to produce a medium sized pearl
Did you know the average mature oak tree sheds over 700,000 leaves in Autumn
Did you know onions are part of the lily family
Did you know the primary reason for growing rice in flooded paddies is to drown the weeds surrounding the young seedlings (rice can grow in well drained areas)
Did you know the softest known mineral is talc
Did you know 'orology' is the study of mountains
Did you know 20% of China's plants are used in medicine
Did you know 2/3 of the world's eggplants are grown in the US New Jersey
Did you know humans are the only primates that don't have pigment in the palms of their hands
Did you know it was once illegal to slam your car door in Switzerland
Did you know moths have white blood
Did you know the diameter of Jupiter is 152,800km (88 700 miles)
Did you know the diameter of Earth is 12,756 km (7,926 miles)
Did you know the diameter of the sun is 1,390,000km (865,000 miles)
Did you know Mount Everest is 8.9km (5.5 miles) high
Did you know dolphin's can detect underwater sounds from 24 km (15 miles) away
Did you know dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 165 million years before they became extinct
Did you know jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years
Did you know only pregnant females polar bears hibernate
 

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