20 Amazing and Interesting Facts about Tears | Amazing Facts 4U

1. Everyone starts life with that first cry. As you grow up, you still produce about 200 ml of tears a day, even if you never or rarely cry.
2. Although babies have the same instinct to cry to satisfy their needs, each culture’s socialization processes lead to different ways of crying as an older child or adult.
3. The film of tears on the eye is a complex system, in fact consisting of three layers of oil, water, and mucus. The water layer is the thickest and contains electrolytes like sodium and potassium, proteins (mostly enzymes), glucose, and other substances. Various facts in the outer oil layer slow evaporation.
4. The specific composition of tears may change day today.
5. The lacrimal glands that secrete tears are located on the outer portion of the upper eyes. They are peanut-sized. blinking spreads the tears across the eye surface. Tears drain into the tiny openings in the eyelids, called puncta (one on the inside corner of each lid), and then through ducts to the nasal cavity, where you either swallow them or they become part of nasal fluid.
6. Besides lubricating the eye and flushing away debris, tears also serve the function of delivering oxygen and nutrients and removing waste products. Tears also improve the image that forms on the retina by smoothing any irregularities on the surface of the eyeball.
7. Tears also serve as a defense mechanism. The antibodies, enzymes, and other immune components in tear help protect the eyes against microorganisms.
8. There are three types of tears. Continuous (or basal) tears are produced for basic eye function, such as lubrication. Reflex (or irritant) tears occur when the eye is exposed to excessive light, the cold, wind, a foreign body, or irritating food like cut onions. Psychogenic tears are shed for emotional reasons.
9. Crying is a way to communicate needs and elicit attention from others, at least in early life, and maybe a means of releasing emotional tension. As per research, psychogenic tears differ in composition from other tears, and crying may be a way to rid the body of stress-related chemicals.
10. Boys and girls cry in equal frequency. Women reportedly cry more than men.
11. When a person cries and the first drop of tears comes from the right eye, it’s happiness. But when the first tears come from the left, it’s pain.
12. Emotional tears actually contain leucine encephalin, a natural painkiller.
13. A baby who cries for more than 3 hours a day, more than 3 days a week, for more than 3 weeks may have abdominal colic.
14. The ducts that drain tears from your eyes can become blocked due to aging, infection, inflammation, injury, tumor, or cyst causing symptoms of excessive tearing and watery eyes.
15. In certain neurological conditions, crying along with laughing can be uncontrolled. The condition is called pathological laughing and crying (PLC). Laughter or sobbing can occur at inappropriate times. PLC can appear as a symptom of stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS).
16. All vertebrates i.e. animals with backbones that spend time on land have continuous tears and perhaps reflex tears. Humans are the only animals that also have emotional tears. There are also reports of elephants shedding tears in grief.
17. Syn-propanediol-S-oxide is the chemical released by onions in the air which irritates the eyes making lacrimal glands release more tears. New Zealand researchers have been able to produce tearless onions by inhibiting the gene that makes this chemical.
18. If tear production declines or tears evaporate too quickly, the result is dry eye. Inflammation may play a role. Besides causing burning or grittiness, dry eye syndrome can cause blurry vision and can potentially damage the eye.
19. Tears have the same composition as saliva made up of proteins, salt, and hormones.
20. A woman’s tears amazingly send a particular chemical signal to men which causes a dip in male sexual arousal, which is an involuntary yet interesting means of nonverbal communication between the sexes.

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20 Amazing and Interesting Facts about Socrates | Amazing Facts 4U

1. A philosopher by profession, Socrates can rightly be called the father of Western thought. He hailed from ancient Greece.
2. It was around 470 BC when Socrates was born in Athens, Greece. He was executed in 399 BC.
3. Socrates’ father was Sophroniscus, a sculptor and stonemason from Athens and his mother was a midwife by the name of Phaenarete.
4. He received basic Greek education because he did not belong to a noble family and hence, he learned the skills of his father at a very early age.
5. Before turning a philosopher, Socrates took up masonry and sculpting as his profession for several years.
6. Socrates didn’t write anything. No record of his writings exist.
7. Whatever information exists today is a result of some of the records that were kept by his disciples Xenophon and Plato.
8. Xanthippe was Socrates’ wife. The two had three children by the names Menexenus, Sophroniscus, and Lamprocles. She was not happy with the ‘philosopher’ profession of Socrates.
9. Socrates was far more interested in the intellectual upbringing of the young minds of Athens rather than looking after the upbringing of his own sons.
10. Socrates was the teacher of Plato, who in turn was the teacher of Aristotle.
11. The primary emphasis of Socrates was on the importance of the mind and not on physical attractiveness.
12. Socrates always believed that if anything could improve the well-being of society, it was none other than philosophy.
13. His way of thinking led him to believe that attaining true wisdom is the only way to create a government that is neither a democratic government nor a tyrannical government. He always believed that the government required individuals with greater understanding and knowledge.
14. There was no fixed classroom for Socrates as such. He traveled all across Athens and questioned common and elite men alike in order to find out the truth about ethics and politics.
15. He invented a new style of conversation which is now referred to as the “Socratic Method.” This involved asking lots of questions until finally reaching an answer, rather than simply conveying information. This was based on his philosophy that “true wisdom is drawn from knowing that you know nothing” and is why he was accused of corrupting the entire social system.
16. Socrates challenged the conventional wisdom of Greek and adopted a humorous path for the same and in the process had some enemies who hated his philosophy.
17. Socrates was charged for questioning the existence of the gods and he was also charged for corrupting the youth of the city. He was put on trial where he was convicted to death. He lost his case by 280 votes against and 221 votes for him.
18. According to Athenian law, any convicted person could ask for an alternative punishment. Socrates made things worse by asking for honor, rewards, and payments for the services he rendered to the people in an attempt to enlighten them instead of asking for exile.
19. Socrates’ demand forced the jury to sentence him to death by hemlock poisoning.
20. After being sentenced to death, many of Socrates’ friends asked him to flee to exile by offering to bribe the guards but he declined. He instead said that despite the fact that the Athenian law sentenced him to death, he was still a loyal citizen of Athens and would happily accept his death. He drank a hemlock poison mixture without the slightest hint of hesitation.

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30 Amazing and Interesting Facts about Drowning | Amazing Facts 4U

1. About 1 million people around the world die by drowning every year, that is more than two persons per minute. Among them 50 % are children.
2. There are about 8 to 10 times that many who experience a drowning process but who reach safety alone or are rescued by others.
3. Every day about 10 people die due to drowning in the US. Nearly 80% of people who die from drowning are male.
4. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) performed by bystanders has been shown to save lives and improve outcomes in drowning victims. The more quickly CPR is started, the better the chance of improved outcomes. CPR should be learned by everybody.
5. If you are caught in a rip current, swim parallel to shore. Once free of the current, swim diagonally toward shore.
6. One does not need an enormous depth of water to drown. Drowning can actually happen in as little as 12 inches (30 mm) of water.
7. Children can drown in toilets, buckets, baths, etc. An adult will usually not drown in a bucket or a toilet unless they are under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
8. Besides water people can drown in other liquids also especially in industrial establishments.
9. “Wet drowning” is a type of drowning in which the water manages to enter the lungs. In fact, the air tube is sealed the moment water enters airways preventing water from entering lungs. This is due to vocal cord and larynx constrictions. As air tube is blocked, even air cannot enter lungs making person unconscious. Once unconscious, the air tube opens and water rushes into the lungs causing death.
10. In “dry drowning” the air tube will stay shut and cause cardiac arrest and hence, death. In this case the person will die before water enters lungs. Amazingly once the person is dead, water fails to enter lungs.
11. In “secondary drowning”, a person actually inhales a small amount of liquid or water into lungs which irritate lungs, impairs gas exchange leading to pulmonary edema and eventually causes death by respiratory failure. This can happen even due to poison gases or chemical and even vomit getting inhaled!
12. Deepwater blackout is yet another type of drowning. When someone dives into water, the oxygen present in lungs is capable of producing enough pressure to keep the person conscious. But this pressure starts falling as the person ascends from the depths of water and causes latent hypoxia causing deep water blackout when the person reaches surface. The moment the person loses consciousness, he or she sinks! This is usually not a common occurrence and happens rarely usually to strong and fit swimmers.
13. We also have shallow water blackout. Just before diving or swimming, a person feels a strong urge to breathe, especially exhale. As a person exhales, CO2 level falls. Once in water, a person will not feel the strong urge to breathe in or inhale because the CO2 level is low but he or she will not realize that the brain is deprived of oxygen. He or she continues to swim only to faint all of a sudden and then sink. Most cases of shallow water blackout occur in swimming pools or shallow water bodies.
14. Drowning in saltwater usually takes longer. When a drowning person inhales salt water, the salt concentration in the lungs increases. Water from blood rushes into the lungs to dilute the saltwater. As a result, the blood thickens. When the blood thickens, the heart comes under pressure and causes cardiac arrest. This takes about 8-10 minutes.
15. Since the cardiac arrest in seawater drowning happens after 8-10 minutes, it is easier to rescue people drowning in saltwater.
16. In contrast to saltwater, drowning in freshwater gives you little time to rescue. If freshwater is inhaled, the water becomes hypotonic compared to tissues in the lungs. So, the water rushes into the cells to dilute the cells’ salt concentration. The red blood cells then burst, releasing hemoglobin which gets accumulated in kidneys, leading to acute renal failure. Freshwater is also absorbed into blood thereby diluting it and cooling the heart sufficient enough to cause hypothermia-induced cardiac arrest. This happens in just 2-3 minutes. Thus, rescuers do not get enough time to save the victims.
17. In fact, 90% of the drowning cases occur in freshwater.
18. It is a myth that a drowning person shouts and yells and calls for help. In fact, our respiratory system is designed to first breathe and then generate speech. When a person drowns, his or her mouth usually sinks below the water surface and then resurfaces in very short successions. This gives the respiratory system just enough time to concentrate on its primary function, i.e. breathing. A person tries to quickly inhale and exhale. Yelling becomes literally impossible.
19. It is also a myth that a drowning person throws out arms and legs in all possible directions. In fact, out of instinct, a drowning person will extend his or her arms laterally trying to press down on water surface and keep their mouth out of water to continue breathing. This arm movement is completely involuntary and happens on its own. So waving or throwing arms at get the attention of rescuers is literally impossible.
20. In case of true drowning, people really cannot help themselves even by reaching out for a rope or a ring thrown at them. Drowning is a very silent process contrary to what we see in movies.
21. A drowning person will usually show a few signs which most of us fail to recognize. Usually the head of the person will be low in water with mouth at the level of water and occasionally sinking in and coming out of water. Eyes will become empty and glassy and will usually lose focus. Eyes will mostly be open and the face will reflect fear. He or she will usually be gasping with hands stretched laterally. It will appear as if he or she is trying to climb up a ladder that is invisible. Legs and arms will be mostly under water.
22. Children are more susceptible to drowning. They can drown even in presence of adults right next to them! So, it is important to keep an eye on them always and look for any signs of drowning.
23. You have to be vigilant. A person next to you in water may be drowning and drown silently. Take special care when children are in water.
24. At home it is a good precaution to empty all tubs, buckets, containers and wading pools immediately after use. Store them upside down and out of children’s reach.
25. Keep toilet lids closed and use toilet seat locks to prevent drowning. It’s also a good idea to keep doors to bathrooms and laundry rooms closed.
26. We’re relatively poor swimmers when compared to other animals but we have the mammalian diving reflex. When a human’s face touches water, the airway closes, the heart rate slows, and the capillaries in the skin and extremities constrict, sending blood toward the vital organs. This serves a dual purpose of keeping the organs oxygenated and insulated from increasing water pressure. It also saps strength from the limbs for swimming. This reflex is most frequently seen in drowning children giving them a better chance of recovery than adults.
27. Due to above reflex action, the bodies of children who have been submerged for many minutes have been resuscitated with no neurological damage.
28. At a 1985 bash in New Orleans, Louisiana, party was being held to celebrate a summer where no one had drowned at any of the city’s pools. There were some 200 people in attendance, over half of which were certified, lifeguards. A further four lifeguards were also on active duty. Yet a 31-year-old Jerome Moody died in pool and nobody noticed.
29. The Dead Sea located between Israel and Jordan has so much salty water that it is too dense for a person to drown.
30. In fact, most sharks actually need to continue swimming to be able to survive. If they don’t swim all the time, then they will end up drowning.

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40 Amazing and Interesting Facts about Television | Amazing Facts 4U

1. Television sets receive and display broadcasts of moving images and also produce sound through speakers.
2. The images on a TV screen in fact refresh fast enough to appear as a smooth motion to the human eye.
3. In fact, the first black and white static transmission was created by the German inventor Paul Nipkow’s way back in 1884.
4. John Logie Baird made technological history when the first transmission of a moving human face was seen on television on 30th October 1925.
5. The world’s first working television system was electromechanical.
6. The human face that was first aired on Baird’s TV screen was his office boy, William Taynton, who the inventor paid two shillings and a sixpence per week to simply sit in front of the hot TV transmitter.
7. The first television set had only 30 lines of display giving a very coarse image. Currently, the digital signal of the television sends pictures with 1080 lines.
8. Amazingly the inventor of the television would not let his own children watch TV. He once said to his son “There’s nothing on it worthwhile”.
9. The First American television station started working in 1928, and BBC transmission began in 1930.
10. The word “television” entered the English language in 1907 coined by the Russian scientist, Constantin Persky. The abbreviation “TV” was first used in 1948.
11. Cable television made its debut in Canada in 1952.
12. Worldwide 100 million television sets were sold first time in 1960.
13. The first satellite TV transmission took place between France and the US in 1962.
14. Color television sets didn’t become widespread until the 1970s. Sales of color TVs surpassed black-and-white sets for the first time in 1972.
15. The first TV remote control was created in 1950 by Zenith and was connected to a television by a wire. The 1980s saw the arrival of remote controls.
16. Early monitors used cathode ray tubes (CRT) which have since been replaced by thinner screens that use liquid crystal display (LCD) and plasma.
17. Similar to radio, television broadcasts are transmitted at specific frequencies.
18. More recently there has been a change from analog transmissions to digital. The 0’s and 1’s of a digital transmission are like the information stored in a computer, making them more reliable than traditional analog broadcasts.
19. Television became widely popular after the end of World War II. Over 1 million American homes had a television in 1948.
20. The first television commercial for Bulova watches was broadcast on July 1, 1941, in New York before a baseball game between Philadelphia and Brooklyn. It showed a watch ticking for exactly 60 seconds. The company paid only $9 for the ad. Currently, prime time TV advertising cost millions.
21. The first car commercial on television was for Chevrolet and aired on June 9, 1946.
22. The average American family watches TV for eight hours per day.
23. Currently, there are about 300 million television sets in the United State.
24. Way back in 1950, only 10 percent of U.S. households had a television. The percentage increased to an unbelievable 90% in 1960. Now 99% of American homes own at least one television set, and 66% have at least three.
25. In the US the first colored pictures were aired for the 1954 Tournament of the Roses Parade; however, most programs were black and white until 1955. The UK aired the first color pictures on BBC2 during Wimbledon in 1967.  in color.
26. Most people dream in color, but those that grew up watching black and white television may often dream in black and white.
27. The Video Cassette Recorder (VCR) was launched for consumers in 1963 in the UK, allowing viewers to record their favorite TV shows for the very first time. The videos could record only up to 20 minutes of TV. It took another decade for the technology to become a global success.
28. After President Kennedy’s death in 1963, the television networks aired four days of commercial-free coverage of his funeral, burial, and other proceedings, costing them about $100 million in lost advertising revenue. About 93% of American homes watched some coverage.
29. Product placement is illegal on Norwegian television.
30. The television is on for an average of about 8 hours a day in U.S. homes.
31. It has been calculated that the average American child sees about 13,000 deaths on television between the ages of five and 14.
32. The average American child sees about 200,000 acts of violence on TV by the age of eighteen.
33. Liquid Crystals were in fact accidentally discovered by Friedrich Reinitzer in 1888. However, it remained a scientific curiosity for about 76 years before they were used to build liquid crystal displays (LCD) in 1964.
34. NASA has announced that they have lost all of their original tapes of Apollo 11’s TV transmission in August 2006.
35. The world’s largest LED display, the Fremont Street Experience, in Las Vegas is over 1,500 ft. long and 90 ft. high at the peak built-in 1995.
36. The first public digital high-definition television (HDTV or HD) broadcast was made in the United States in 1996.
37. Television viewers in the UK have to pay $225 for a “television license” every year as a tax to support the BBC.
38. During a live news broadcast in 1974, the news anchor announced “In keeping with Channel 40’s policy of bringing you the latest in blood and guts, and in living color, you are going to see another first—attempted suicide.” then shot and killed herself live on television.
39. Amazingly until 1987, there were no television broadcasts in Iceland on Thursdays.
40. The famous revolving globe that is utilized by the NBC news series spent many years turning in the wrong direction. In 1984 this was eventually found and now the globe is turning correctly.

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30 Amazing and Interesting Facts about Gravity | Amazing Facts 4U

1. Objects with mass are attracted to each other, this is known as gravity.
2. Gravity is by far the weakest of the four fundamental forces. The other three are electromagnetism; weak nuclear force, which governs how atoms decay; and strong nuclear force, which holds atomic nuclei together.
3. Gravity is the force of attraction between all types of matter. It is an invisible force between two objects that cannot be turned off or blocked or changed in any way. Gravity attracts physical bodies with a force that is proportional to their mass. Also, the closer that two objects are together the stronger the gravity will be.
4. Unlike the Force, with its dark and light sides, gravity has no duality; it only attracts, never repels.
5. It is the gravity or gravitation that allows matter to remain intact. It is what makes our planet orbit the Sun and keeps the Moon orbiting the Earth, and it helps to form the tides. It gives weight to objects.
6. Our bodies are pulled down onto the surface of the Earth by gravity. If there was no gravity we would float away like in space and we’d all have to be strapped down. If you kicked a ball, it would fly off forever. We certainly couldn’t live without gravity.
7. The force of gravity 100 kilometers (62 miles) above Earth is just 3% less than at the Earth’s surface.
8. Gravity also is important on a larger scale. It is the Sun’s gravity that keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun. Life on Earth needs the Sun’s light and warmth to survive. Gravity helps the Earth to stay just the right distance from the Sun, so it’s not too hot or too cold.
9. Isaac Newton’s revolutionary theories on gravity in 1665 were thought to be inspired by seeing an apple fall from a tree. He realized that the same forces that pull an apple downwards when falling from a tree were the same forces that kept the Moon in place in orbit around the Earth.
10. To leave Earth’s gravitational pull behind, an object must travel 7 miles a second, our planet’s escape velocity.
11. Passengers on amusement park rides and the International Space Station experience microgravity incorrectly known as zero gravity because they fall at the same speed as the vehicles.
12. The amazing fact is that a dime-size magnet has enough electromagnetic force to overcome all of Earth’s gravity and stick to the fridge.
13. Newton seeing falling apple led to the first inverse square law in science, this means an object twice as far away exerts a quarter of the gravitational pull.
14. As per gravity’s inverse square law, the reach of gravitational attraction is technically infinite.
15. The force of gravity accelerates everything at the same rate, regardless of weight. If you dropped balls of the same size but different weights from a rooftop, they would hit the ground at the same time.
16. Einstein’s general theory of relativity was the first to treat gravity as a distortion of space-time, the “fabric” that physically embodies the universe. While Newton’s older law of universal gravitation is accurate in most scenarios, modern physics uses Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity to describe gravity.
17. Ocean tides are caused by the rotation of the Earth and the gravitational effects of the Moon and Sun.
18. You would weigh one-sixth of your earth’s weight on the moon as the moon has less gravity.
19. At some point when falling, the friction from the air will equal the force of gravity and the object will be at a constant speed. This is called the terminal velocity. For a skydiver, this speed is around 100 miles per hour!
20. Amazingly on Saturn’s moon Titan, the atmosphere is so thick and the gravity so low that humans could actually fly through it by flapping “wings” attached to the arms.
21. In zero gravity, a candle’s flame is round and blue.
22. Amazingly the tallest possible mountains on a neutron star can only be about 5mm tall due to their gravity.
23. NASA cannot bring birds into space because birds need gravity to swallow and will die in absence of gravity.
24. Humans usually get the urge to pee when the bladder is just 1/3 full. But in zero gravity, the urge doesn’t come until the bladder is almost full.
25. Food does not taste the same in space, since without gravity to pull fluids down, astronauts’ sinuses get clogged up and they can’t really taste much of anything.
26. Due to changes in local gravity, a pendulum clock accurate at sea level will lose around 16 seconds per day if moved to an altitude of 4000 feet.
27. Amazingly there is an empty point in space where the gravity from the earth and the Sun are equal, and objects can orbit it as if there was something there.
28. A neutron star’s gravity bends light so dramatically that more than half of its surface is visible from a given point of view. In some cases, the gravity can be so extreme that the entire surface would be visible from certain vantage points.
29. Amazingly the Earth’s gravitational force makes it impossible for mountains to be taller than 49,213 feet or 15 km.
30. Humans could one day colonize other planets with two or even three times Earth’s gravity but at 4 times the Earth’s gravity or above, we would no longer be able to sustain sufficient blood flow to the brain.

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50 Amazing and Interesting Facts about Hurricane | Amazing Facts 4U

1. The word “hurricane” comes from Hurricane, a name for the god of evil on some islands in the Caribbean.
2. The terms “hurricane,” “typhoon,” and “cyclone” are different names for the same type of storm, a tropical cyclone. Tropical cyclones that occur in the Atlantic Ocean or the eastern Pacific Ocean are called hurricanes; in the western Pacific Ocean they are called typhoons and in the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal, tropical cyclones are called cyclones.
3. Hurricanes form over warm ocean waters near the equator. The warm, moist air above the ocean surface rises, causing air from surrounding areas to be ‘sucked’ in. This ‘new’ air then becomes warm and moist, and rises, too, beginning a continuous cycle that forms clouds. The clouds then rotate with the spin of the Earth. If there is enough warm water to feed the storm, a hurricane forms!
4. Most hurricanes occur harmlessly out at sea. However, when they move towards the land they can be very dangerous.
5. Water must be a certain depth for hurricanes to form, at least 200 feet (60 m). Additionally, the water must be warm, over 80º F (27 º C). A hurricane’s strength depends on how warm the water is the warmer the water, the stronger the hurricane becomes.
6. Hurricanes spin around a low-pressure center called the “eye.” Sinking air makes this 20 to 30-mile-wide area calm and free of clouds. A thick ring of clouds called the “eyewall” surrounds the eye and is the strongest part of the hurricane.
7. Though the eye is the calmest part of the storm, over the ocean, it can be the most dangerous area. While waves in the eye wall travel in the same direction, waves in the eye converge from all directions, which often creates strongest waves.
8. The strong spiraling winds of a hurricane can reach speeds of up to 320kmph strong enough to rip up entire trees and destroy buildings!
9. Hurricanes are classified into 5 categories, based on their wind speeds and potential to cause damage.
10. In the Atlantic, hurricane season starts June 1, while in the Pacific it starts May 15. Both end on November 30. This is the time when the seas are at their warmest and most humid.
11. A tropical storm is classified as a hurricane when sustained winds reach 74 miles per hour, though hurricane winds are often faster. When a tropical cyclone’s sustained wind speed is between 39-74 mph, it is classified as a tropical storm. When its winds are less than 38 mph, a tropical cyclone is called a tropical depression.
12. In A.D. 1281, a hurricane killed 100,000 Mongols who were attacking Japan.
13. Christopher Columbus wrote the first known report of a hurricane in 1495.
14. A single hurricane is strong enough to stir up millions of miles of air and can dump more than 9 trillion liters of rain a day.
15.  Every second, a large hurricane releases the energy of 10 atomic bombs. Hurricanes produce enough energy in one day to run the lights of Las Vegas for many years.
16. Hurricane-generated waves frequently toss tons of fish onto beaches. The eyes of many of the fish have popped out because of sudden changes in pressure.
17. In the southern hemisphere, hurricanes rotate in a clockwise direction, and in the northern hemisphere they rotate in an anti-clockwise direction. This is due to what’s called the Coriolis Force, produced by the Earth’s rotation.
18. The Southern Hemisphere typically experiences about half the number of hurricanes as the Northern Hemisphere each year.
19. Ninety percent of all hurricane deaths result from heavy sea waves, which can reach over 20 feet high and extend nearly 100 miles.
20. Hurricanes have killed approximately 1.9 million people worldwide over the past 200 years.
21. Most of the deadliest hurricanes have occurred in southeastern Asia and India due to flooding on low-lying, densely populated areas.
22. The deadliest hurricane on record is the 1970 Bhola Cyclone in Bangladesh, which killed between 150,000-300,000 people.
23. In 1900, a hurricane in Galveston, Texas, killed more than 8,000 people, making it the deadliest weather emergency in U.S. history. Hurricanes kill more people than any other type of storm.
24. Five of the 10 costliest hurricanes in the U.S. have occurred since 1990.
25. 40% of the hurricanes that occur in the United States hit Florida.
26. The costliest hurricane worldwide is widely believed to be Hurricane Katrina, with overall damage estimates at over $100 billion.
27. A hurricane makes “landfall” when its center, not its edge, crosses the coastline.
28. With 210 mile-per-hour winds at landfall, Hurricane Camille (1969) was the strongest hurricane to strike land.
29. Typhoon Tip (1979), which did not strike land, is considered to be the largest, with tropical storm-force winds 1,350 miles in diameter. It was nearly half the size of the United States! Luckily it didn’t strike land.
30.  A hurricane can reach 40,000 to 50,000 feet up into the sky.
31. Most hurricanes typically last approximately 10 days.
32.  Hurricane Andrew (1992) ripped an 80-foot steel beam weighing several tons off a building and flung it more than a block away.
33. The largest hurricane can be the size of 600 miles (966 kilometers) wide.
34. Hurricanes are never formed at the equator because they need the strong Coriolis force, which is very weak at the equator.
35. Hurricanes and Tornados are different. Hurricanes last several days while tornadoes last only minutes or rarely, hours.
36. Hurricanes are on average about 2,000 times bigger across than tornadoes.
37.  Although hurricanes can cause terrible damage, they are an important part of Earth’s weather system. Like giant fans, they take hot air from the tropics and move it toward the poles to balance temperatures and moisture around the Earth. Without hurricanes and other storms, vast areas of the planet would be too hot for animal and human life.
38. Tornadoes have more intense winds than hurricanes. The fastest recorded hurricane wind speed is approximately 200 mph. Tornado winds can be up to 300 mph.
39. Hurricanes are often accompanied with tornadoes. Hurricane Andrew (1992) had 62 tornadoes, and Hurricane Beulah (1967) created 141 tornadoes. Tornadoes can occur days after a hurricane’s landfall.
40. Assigning hurricanes human names is a fairly recent practice. Hurricane names are chosen from a list selected by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) which has 6 separate lists for Atlantic hurricanes, with one list used each year. Each list is repeated every 7th year. However, officials retire names of hurricanes that have caused a great deal of damage or death.
41. In 1953, the National Weather Service adopted the Navy’s practice of naming Atlantic hurricanes after women. Previously, hurricanes were named either according to their longitude and latitude or were identified by the phonetic alphabet. In 1979, meteorologists added men’s names to alternate with women’s names. The first three male names ever used for hurricanes (Bob, David, and Frederick) all are now retired.
42. The first hurricane of the year is given a name beginning with the letter “A”.
43.  The first time anyone flew into a hurricane happened in 1943 in the middle of World War II. Since then pilots have flown into typhoons and hurricanes but so far only 4 planes have been lost. However, no trace of these planes or their crew has ever been found.
44. Each year, approximately 10 tropical storms form over the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico. Out of these, six become hurricanes.
45. Approximately five hurricanes strike the U.S. coastline during an average three-year period. Of these, two are major hurricanes over 110 mph.
46. A hurricane warning is issued when a hurricane is expected to arrive within 24 hours. A hurricane watch is issued when the storm is 24-36 hours away.
47. Approximately 85 hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones occur worldwide each year.
48. No hurricane is on record as ever hitting the United State West Pacific Coast. However, hurricanes have hit the West Coast of Mexico.
49. Hurricane/Typhoon John lasted 31 days in 1994, which is longer than any other hurricane in history. It was both a hurricane and a typhoon because it passed through both eastern and western parts of the Pacific Ocean.
50. A hurricane on Jupiter has been raging for over 300 years and is bigger than the Earth. It can be seen as a red spot on the planet. 

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