temperature, n.Trivia

Lightning is able to reach temperatures hotter than 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit - five times hotter than the sun

Lightning is hot --- it can reach up to 30,000 degrees celsius

Crickets are natural thermometers --- The number of times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds, plus 37, will give you the current air temperature

Celcius is confusing --- -40 degrees Fahrenheit is the same temperatures as -40 degrees Celsius.

Fahrenheit is named after German, Daniel Fahrenheit, who invented the mercury thermometer as well as his (now eponymous) temperature-measuring scale in the mid-18th century.

Elephant's ears are so large because they are used to regulate body temperature

Sand temperature determines the gender of baby sea turtles

Washing your hands with cold water is just as effective as washing your hands with hot water.