PRAYOGIKA - The Science E-Magazine magazine issue 1, volume 1 | Page 40

 Squirrels can climb trees faster than they can run on the ground!  An elephant can eat 150kg of food in a day!  The oldest bird known was a Siberian red crane that died in 1988, aged 82!  The brain is much more active at night than during the day!  There is a causal link between tooth plaque and certain types of heart disease!  The air in an average sized room weighs about 100 pounds!  The tallest tree ever was an Australian eucalyptus-in 1872 it was measured at 435 feet tall!  Carrots were originally purple, white, red or yellow. The Dutch bred orange carrots in the 17th century in honour of their Royal House of Orange! -Harsheen Vohra S4H