Some awesome fire facts for children

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• Chủ Nhật, 14 tháng 8, 2016
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1. Ray Bradbury originally titled his book Fahrenheit 451 as “The Fireman”, but he and the editors found the name boring, so they called a local fire station and asked at what temperature book paper burnt at. The firemen put Bradbury on hold, burnt a book, and reported that the temp it burnt at was “Fahrenheit 451”
2. A natural gas vent in Iraq known as The Eternal Fire has been burning continuously for over 4,000 years, and it has been mentioned by Herodotus, Plutarch, and in the Old Testament’s Book of Daniel 
3. No one knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was destroyed in a fire 
4. Walt Disney World is the largest consumer of fireworks in the United States. The park also launches the fireworks with compressed air instead of gunpowder to reduce fumes and gain better height and timing 
5. In 2004, over 300 people died in a supermarket fire in Asunción, Paraguay because the owners shut the doors so that people wouldn’t leave without paying.
6. Substances combine with oxygen in the air, combusting with a flame and often smoke.
7. Fires require fuel, oxygen and heat to burn.
8. Different types of fuel include coal, oil and wood.
9. Flames are the part of a fire which we can see, they can be different colors, depending on the substance which is burning.
10. A candle flame typically burns at around 1000 degrees Celsius (1800 Fahrenheit).
11. Fire is very dangerous to humans as it can easily burn or blister skin. It is important to take safety precautions when using fire.
12. Fire is also very useful to humans for lighting, heating, cooking and more.
13. Scientists believe that humans began using fire to cook food in a controlled way around 1 million years ago.
14. Forest fires can be extremely destructive and are dangerous to both humans and wildlife.
15. Fires are also an important ecological process that can stimulate growth.