CONTENTS Around Your Home In Your Body Nature News 8 All about Animals 10 What a Disaster 12 How Would Life Be Different in Space Water World Insect Science Chew on This 20 In School Healthful Living 24 Crazy Cures True or False 28 Who Knew 30 Further Information 31
AROUND YOUR HOME Most modern toilets use 1.6 gallons 6 L of water each time you flush This sounds like a lot but some old toilets used as much as 3.5 gallons 13 L per flush Q Microwave ovens heat up food fast But how A They cause water fat and sugar molecules to vibrate about 2 5 trillion times per second That motion creates heat to cook food Besides washing dishes dish soap can safely be used for A Killing weeds B Killing ants C Washing hair D All of the above The answer is D For weed killing the combination is 1 teaspoon of dish soap 1 cup of salt and 1 gallon 3.8 L of white vinegar For ant killing the mixture is equal amounts of water and white vinegar and a splash of dish soap And to wash your hair mix a bit of dish soap with your shampoo it fights grease in your hair just as it does on dishes
Swimming in the ocean isn't as dangerous as sticking a fork or knife in the toaster Malfunctioning toasters kill about 700 people each year Sharks kill only about six The average kitchen counter has about 1 700 bacteria per square inch 6.5 sq cm To be sanitary or clean enough to eat off it should have no more than House dust is a combination of insect waste human skin dirt sand and in homes with pets pet hair or skin Yuck A 25 B 50 C 100 D 1 000 The answer is D That may be more than you thought But thinking about any bacteria on your counter can be pretty gross To bring the bacteria count down simply spray the counter with disinfectant or vinegar Unless it's brand new your kitchen sponge is likely loaded with more than 200,000 bacteria per square inch It's actually much dirtier than the average toilet seat
