The risk of being struck by a falling meteorite for a human is one occurence every 9,300 years.

Every hour the Universe expands by a billion miles in all directions.

One million, million, million, million, millionth of a second after the Big Bang the Universe was the size of a …pea.

The fastest speed a falling raindrop can hit you is 18mph.

Each person sheds 40lbs of skin in his or her lifetime.

Female black widow spiders eat their males after mating.

At over 2000 kilometres long The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth.

Quasars are the most distant objects in the Universe.