Random Facts 23

1. The average lifespan of a taste bud is 7 to 10 days.
2. It takes about 150,000 litres of water to grow and prepare a typical dinner for eight people.
3. The average loaf of bread is more than a third water.
4. The largest eggs in the world are laid by sharks.
5. Spider silk is a very strong material and its on-weight basis has proven to be stronger than steel.
6. Every living thing on Earth contains carbon.
7. It takes over 20,000 litres of water to produce one kilogram of beef.
8. On an average day, an adult spends 77 minutes eating.
9. A person living to 75 years of age will have slept almost 23 years of their life – or about 220,000 hours.
10. The statuette on Rolls Royces is called The Spirit Of Ecstacy