Facts for Ages 8–10
676 facts perfect for this age group
The International Space Station travels at about 17,500 mph, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes.
The masseter muscle in your jaw is the strongest muscle in your body based on its weight.
Saffron is the world's most expensive spice — it takes about 75,000 flowers to produce one pound.
Mosasaurus was a giant sea lizard up to 50 feet long that ruled the oceans while dinosaurs ruled the land.
T. rex could eat up to 230 kilograms of meat in a single bite — that's like eating a whole vending machine!
Every odd number, when spelled out in English, contains the letter "e."
Americans alone eat about 100 acres of pizza every day — that's roughly 350 slices per second.
Real chefs from a famous restaurant were brought in to cook the dishes shown in Ratatouille so animators could draw them accurately.
Giant squid have eyes the size of dinner plates — up to 10 inches across!
Honey badgers are one of the most fearless animals and will fight lions, venomous snakes, and even porcupines.
Before refrigerators were common in the 1920s, people used iceboxes filled with large blocks of ice delivered by horse-drawn carts.
A badminton shuttlecock can travel over 300 miles per hour, making it the fastest racket sport.
A typical professional cricket match can go through up to 80 balls because they get scuffed and worn out.
Your brain is about 73% water — even mild dehydration can affect how well you think.
English has more words than almost any other language — the Oxford English Dictionary has over 170,000 words in current use.
Lemons actually contain more sugar than strawberries — they just taste sour because of their citric acid.
The Hubble Space Telescope has travelled more than 4 billion miles while orbiting Earth since 1990.
The mantis shrimp can punch with the force of a bullet — it's one of the fastest strikes in the animal kingdom.
The driest place on Earth is in Antarctica — some areas haven't had rain for nearly 2 million years.
Everyone dreams every night, but most people forget about 95% of their dreams within minutes of waking up.