sand, n.Trivia

Camels have 3 eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand

A sand grain is between 0.06 and 2mm; it sits between gravel and silt

Sand is used in the farming of watermelons and peanuts to make soil porous

The Sahara Desert is made up of 900 trillion cubic meters of sand

Sand temperature determines the gender of baby sea turtles

There are ten times more stars in the night sky than there are grains of sand in the world's deserts and beaches.

Glass is made primarily of liquid sand

A single sand grain generally has over 1 billion bacteria on its surface

Desert sand is not suitable to construction because it is too powdery

There are more stars in the universe than all the grains of sand in all the deserts and beaches in the world

Bricks are as much as 75% sand, so many of us live in sand castles

Table salt can be considered as sand because sand is defined based on grain size, not material.

Sugar can be considered as sand because sand is defined based on grain size, not material

That glass you’re using to drink your nice cold beverage was once sand

Sand is depleting globally due to the global need for concrete, giving rise to a lucrative black market.

Sand is a finite natural resource. It takes centuries to form.