By: Hannah Daidone
1. The Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience opposite seasons. So, while you’re basking in the sun, folks down south are bundling up for winter!
2. Believe it or not, the world’s largest hot dog ever weighed over 3,000 pounds! Talk about a cookout gone wild.
3. Americans eat enough hot dogs during Independence Day to stretch from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles five times over! That’s a lot of franks!
4. Summer is prime time for fireflies! Their bioluminescent glow is a result of a chemical reaction in their abdomens.
5. Did you know some plants actually grow faster at night? Take advantage of those long summer evenings for some late-night gardening.
6. The Eiffel Tower can actually grow up to 15 cm taller in the summer due to thermal expansion!
7. Around 100,000 thunderstorms happen in the U.S. each year, and most occur during the summer.
8. Whales are more vocal in the summer months, and their songs can travel for hundreds of miles underwater.
9. Baby sea turtles hatch in the summer and instinctively crawl towards the brightest light, which guides them to the ocean.
10. Did you know some species of birds actually sing more during the summer months?
