What's On Tablelands May 2016 | Page 11

May HIGHLIGHTS For further details on events please refer to the calendar listings on pages 12 to 15 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY What’s On + Where To Go Delivered From 29th 8 See pages 5 & 6 12 Operation Rudolph 24 Back to the Bone Botanical Garden Open Days throughout May - See Page 3 FRIDAY SATURDAY Cruise-In 6 Yoga under the stars 6 13 Suck it up princess Bootcamp With Donella 5.30-6.30pm Tues & Wed 4-5pm Fridays $1 2 Memorial Hall, Ba rrine Rd, Yungaburra. P 04 88 523 648 Did you know . . . Earth is not round; it is slightly pear-shaped. The North Pole radius is 44mm longer than the South Pole radius. Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years – but so does winter. The US has one of the highest fire death rates in the industrialized world, with more than 2 million fires reported each year. During a total solar eclipse the temperature can drop by 6 degrees Celsius (about 20 degrees Fahrenheit). TEarth is the densest planet in the solar system and the only one not named after a god. On average, 20,000 earthquakes are located each year. There is zero gravity at the center of earth. The deepest mine in the world is Western Deep Levels near Carltonville, South Africa. It is 4,2km (2.6 miles) deep. The tallest mountain on earth is under the ocean: Mauna Kea in Hawaii is 10,200 metres (33,465 ft) high. Mount Everest is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) high. Earth is slowing down – in a few million years there won’t be a leap year. About 500 small meteorites fall to earth every year but most fall in the sea and in unpopulated areas. There is no record of a person being killed by a meteorite.