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FACTS OF THE DAY

20 October 2017

A hole the size of 1,500 Earths has appeared in the centre of the Sun.

newscientist.com

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As a teenager, Chairman Xi Jinping, President of China, lived in a cave.

bbc.co.uk

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Nevadans are the Americans most likely to use fonts that look like handwriting.

priceonomics.com

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The number of flying insects in Germany has fallen alarmingly by 75% in the last 25 years: insects make up two-thirds of all life on Earth.

theguardian.com

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Eye-drop bottles are deliberately designed to release too much medicine, boosting profits for drug companies.

npr.org

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A bomb-sniffing Labrador called Lulu has been fired from the CIA for refusing to sniff bombs.

sky.com


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