Strictly True Facts

Your brain is constantly eating itself. This process is called phagocytosis, where cells envelop and consume smaller cells or molecules to remove them from the system. Don’t worry! Phagocytosis isn't harmful, but actually helps preserve your grey matter.

Earth’s rotation is changing speed. It's actually slowing. This means that, on average, the length of a day increases by around 1.8 seconds per century. 600 million years ago a day lasted just 21 hours.

Giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people. True, there are only five well-documented fatal lightning strikes on giraffes between 1996 and 2010. But due to the population of the species being just 140,000 during this time, it makes for about 0.003 lightning deaths per thousand giraffes each year. This is 30 times the equivalent fatality rate for humans.

A cloud weighs around a million tonnes. A cloud typically has a volume of around 1km3 and a density of around 1.003kg per m3 – that's a density that’s around 0.4 per cent lower than the air surrounding it (this is how they are able to float).

Just a simple fact. Enjoy.  But don't get into a staring contest with an Ostrich. They have big eyes. Trick them though, as they have tiny brains.

Despite being a contentious issue between Ross and Gemma, recent scientific studies have found that it is in fact Ross that misses Gemma more. Over the past few weeks, Scientists have monitored a range of factors, including intensity of feeling, and day based melaise. Results, were conclusive. Ross misses Gemma more. This fact was published in our sister publication, 'A Book of Facts'. However, to ensure that this information is available at all times, we have added it to our website for clarity.