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Monday, March 9, 2015

40 Interesting and Scientific Facts About The Planet Uranus Scienceray

40 Interesting and Scientific Facts About The Planet Uranus | Scienceray 


Uranus is one of the largest planets in the Solar System.

Here’s a list of interesting and educational tidbits about the planet Uranus.

1.) The planet Uranus is named after the god of the heavens in Greek and Roman mythology – Uranus, the father of Saturn and the grandfather of Jupiter.
2.) Uranus is the 7th planet in distance from the Sun and the 3rd largest planet in diameter, and 4th largest in mass in the solar system.
3.) Uranus is peculiar among other major planets because it is tipped sideways on its axis of rotation.
4.) This planet experiences extreme seasons.
5.) Uranus has 13 rings and 27 known moons.


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The 10 Fastest Animals in The World Scienceray

The 10 Fastest Animals in The World | Scienceray

Here are the 10 world’s quickest and fastest creatures.

Some animals possess extraordinary abilities. Some of them move so fast and some are very strong relative to body size. Here are the 10 fastest animals in the world.

Tiger Beetles – World’s Fastest Animals in Terms of Body Size


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Tiger Beetles are among the most amazing animals in the world. They can sprint at 13 km/h. If human beings are like Tiger Beetles, we can run as fast as 494 km/h. They are the fastest animal in the world in equivalent to body size. Tiger Beetles run extremely fast they go blind. Their speed is about 22times the speed of the fastest human sprinter.

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