http://www.dumbfacts.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:42:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-hurricane-plant-has-holes-in-its-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-hurricane-plant-has-holes-in-its-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator The hurricane plant has holes in its leaves, which keep it from being destroyed by wind. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-hurricane-plant-has-holes-in-its-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-canopy-of-a-rainforest-is-so-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-canopy-of-a-rainforest-is-so-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator The canopy of a rainforest is so thick, only one percent of sunlight reaches the ground. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-canopy-of-a-rainforest-is-so-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/a-living-tree-never-stops-growing/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/a-living-tree-never-stops-growing/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator A living tree never stops growing. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/a-living-tree-never-stops-growing/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/40-of-prescripition-drugs-dispensed-in-the-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/40-of-prescripition-drugs-dispensed-in-the-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator 40% of prescripition drugs dispensed in the U.S. have active ingredients derived from plants, animals or microorganisms, many of them from forests. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/40-of-prescripition-drugs-dispensed-in-the-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/a-banana-is-about-75-percent-water/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/a-banana-is-about-75-percent-water/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator A banana is about 75 percent water. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/a-banana-is-about-75-percent-water/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-worlds-fastestgrowing-plant-is-the-giant-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-worlds-fastestgrowing-plant-is-the-giant-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator The world’s fastest-growing plant is the giant water lily, which grows almost a foot a day. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-worlds-fastestgrowing-plant-is-the-giant-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/researchers-recently-sprouted-a-lotus-seed-known-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/researchers-recently-sprouted-a-lotus-seed-known-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator Researchers recently sprouted a lotus seed known to be 1,288 years old, making it the oldest seed ever germinated. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/researchers-recently-sprouted-a-lotus-seed-known-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-venus-flytrap-takes-less-than-half-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-venus-flytrap-takes-less-than-half-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator The Venus flytrap takes less than half a second to slam shut on an insect. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/the-venus-flytrap-takes-less-than-half-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/a-single-large-tree-can-release-up-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/a-single-large-tree-can-release-up-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator A single large tree can release up to 400 gallons of water into the atmosphere each day. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/a-single-large-tree-can-release-up-/feed/ 0 http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/rafflesia-flowers-attract-pollinating-flies-by-looking-/ http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/rafflesia-flowers-attract-pollinating-flies-by-looking-/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:53:12 +0000 Administrator Rafflesia flowers attract pollinating flies by looking and smelling like rotten meat. ]]> http://www.dumbfacts.com/directory-of-facts/rafflesia-flowers-attract-pollinating-flies-by-looking-/feed/ 0