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you know that there
are 206 bones in the adult human body and there are 300 in children (as
they grow some of the bones fuse together).
Flea's can jump 130 times higher than their own height. In human terms this is equal to a 6ft. person jumping 780 ft. into the air.
The most dangerous animal in the world is the common housefly. Because of their habits of visiting animal waste, they transmit more diseases than any other animal.
The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes or stirrup bone located in the middle ear. It is approximately .11 inches long.
The longest cells in the human body are the motor neurons. They can be up to 4.5 feet long and run from the lower spinal cord to the big toe.
The blue whale can produce sounds up to 188 decibels. This is the loudest sound produced by a living animal and has been detected as far away as 530 miles.
The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
Human jaw muscles can generate a force of 200 pounds (90.8 kilograms) on the molars.
An inch of rain water is equivalent to 15 inches (38.1 centimeters) of dry, powdery snow.
40 to 50 percent of body heat can be lost through the head (no hat) as a result of its extensive circulatory network.
A large swarm of dzesert locusts can consume 20,000 tons of vegetation a day.
The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime.
The Atlantic Giant Squid's eye can be as large as 15.75 inches wide.
The tentacles of the giant Arctic jellyfish can reach 120 feet (36.6 meters) in length.
The ears of a cricket are located on the front legs,
just below the knee.
Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes
them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked
by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
Super Glue was invented by accident. The researcher was trying to make optical coating materials, and would test their properties by putting them between two prisms and shining light through them. When he tried the cyano-acrylate, he couldn't get the prisms apart.
No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
The Earth's equatorial circumference (40,075 km) is greater than its polar circumference (40,008 km).
Every year in the US, 625 people are struck by lightning.
Hawaii is moving toward Japan 4 inches every year.
The North Atlantic gets 1 inch wider every year.
The moon is 27% the size of the Earth.
Sunlight can penetrate clean ocean water to a depth of 240 feet.
The average ocean floor is 12,000 feet.
House flies have a lifespan of two weeks.
Chimps are the only animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror.
Starfish don't have brains.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Shrimp's hearts are in their heads.
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming
1/10 of a calorie.
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds,
while dogs only have about ten.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Hummingbirds are the only animals able to fly backwards.
The human brain is 80% water.
There are more living organisms on the skin of a single human being than there are human beings on the surface of the earth.
A starfish can turn its stomach inside out.
On average, Elephants sleep for about 2 hours per day.
Lobsters have blue blood.
Shark's teeth are literally as hard as steel.
A mosquito has 47 teeth.
Flea's can jump 130 times higher than their own height. In human terms this is equal to a 6ft. person jumping 780 ft. into the air.
The most dangerous animal in the world is the common housefly. Because of their habits of visiting animal waste, they transmit more diseases than any other animal.The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes or stirrup bone located in the middle ear. It is approximately .11 inches long.
The longest cells in the human body are the motor neurons. They can be up to 4.5 feet long and run from the lower spinal cord to the big toe.
The blue whale can produce sounds up to 188 decibels. This is the loudest sound produced by a living animal and has been detected as far away as 530 miles.
The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.
Human jaw muscles can generate a force of 200 pounds (90.8 kilograms) on the molars.
An inch of rain water is equivalent to 15 inches (38.1 centimeters) of dry, powdery snow.
40 to 50 percent of body heat can be lost through the head (no hat) as a result of its extensive circulatory network.
A large swarm of dzesert locusts can consume 20,000 tons of vegetation a day.The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime.
The Atlantic Giant Squid's eye can be as large as 15.75 inches wide.
The tentacles of the giant Arctic jellyfish can reach 120 feet (36.6 meters) in length.
The ears of a cricket are located on the front legs,
just below the knee.
Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes
them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked
by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
Super Glue was invented by accident. The researcher was trying to make optical coating materials, and would test their properties by putting them between two prisms and shining light through them. When he tried the cyano-acrylate, he couldn't get the prisms apart.
No matter its size or thickness, no piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
The Earth's equatorial circumference (40,075 km) is greater than its polar circumference (40,008 km).
Every year in the US, 625 people are struck by lightning.
Hawaii is moving toward Japan 4 inches every year.
The North Atlantic gets 1 inch wider every year.
The moon is 27% the size of the Earth.
Sunlight can penetrate clean ocean water to a depth of 240 feet.
The average ocean floor is 12,000 feet.
House flies have a lifespan of two weeks.
Chimps are the only animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror.
Starfish don't have brains.
The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.
Shrimp's hearts are in their heads.
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming
1/10 of a calorie.
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards.
Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds,
while dogs only have about ten.
Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
Hummingbirds are the only animals able to fly backwards.
The human brain is 80% water.
There are more living organisms on the skin of a single human being than there are human beings on the surface of the earth.
A starfish can turn its stomach inside out.
On average, Elephants sleep for about 2 hours per day.
Lobsters have blue blood.
Shark's teeth are literally as hard as steel.
A mosquito has 47 teeth.
