Interesting Facts

Out of 47,677 species in an international biodiversity study, which red listed threatened species, more than a third are threatened with extinction. (17,291 species have been deemed to be at serious risk. 21% of mammals, 30% of amphibians, 70% of plants, and 35% of invertebrates. The main threat is habitat loss, so start buying up land and keep it for future generations.)

On the Learn English Network we often come across things that are interesting, that we feel we would like to share. Sometimes they are fun things, sometimes they are interesting things, sometimes simply weird things and sometimes they are sad things, but they all make us think and so we are going to share them with you here. If you're trying to improve your English, just read these factlets, they are nice and short, and you can double click on any words you don't know.  Try recording them and share the recording here, or check out the Interesting Questions on the English Magazine, and see if you can answer the questions. If you are teaching English use the facts in your lessons as conversation starters. If you have a question, or if you think a fact is wrong, let us know in the comments. And remember, just about everything that is considered to be a fact today, will probably be disproved some time in the future.  After all, once upon a time, everyone thought the worl...