Did 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 world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.
	The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes or stirrup bone located in the middle ear. It is approximately .11 inches (.28 cm) long.
	There are no poisonous snakes in Maine.
	A new born blue whale measures 20-26 feet (6.0 - 7.9 meters) long and weighs up to 6,614 pounds (3003 kg).
	The largest meteorite crater in the world is in Winslow, Arizona. It is 4,150 feet across and 150 feet deep.
	The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
	40 to 50 percent of body heat can be lost through the head (no hat) as a result of its extensive circulatory network.
	The largest telescope in the world is currently being constructed in northern Chile. The telescope will utilize four - 26 ft. 8 in. (8.13 meters) mirrors which will gather as much light as a single 52 ft. 6 in. (16 meters) mirror.
	The ears of a cricket are located on the front legs, just below the knee.
	The leg muscles of a locust are about 1000 times more powerful than an equal weight of human muscle.
	Hydrofluoric acid will dissolve glass.
	The female Tarantula Hawk wasp paralyzes a large spider with her sting. She then lays her eggs on the motionless body so that her developing young have a fresh supply of spider meat to feed on.
	The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter “J”.
	October 10 is National Metric Day.
	The wristwatch was invented in 1904 by Louis Cartier.
	When glass breaks, the cracks move at speeds of up to 3,000 miles per hour.
	Diamonds are the hardest substance known to man.
	Sterling silver contains 7.5% copper.
	The Earth's equatorial circumference (40,075 km) is greater than its polar circumference (40,008 km).
	There is a high and low tide because of our moon and the Sun.
	Flying from London to New York by Concord, due to the time zones crossed, you can arrive 2 hours before you leave.
	The moon is one million times drier than the Gobi Desert.
	Every year in the US, 625 people are struck by lightning.
	Hawaii is moving toward Japan 4 inches every year.
	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.
	Shrimp's hearts are in their heads.
	Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
	The human body has enough fat to produce 7 bars of soap.
	Crocodiles swallow stones to help them dive deeper.
	A giraffe's neck contains the same number of vertebrae as a human.
	A mosquito has 47 teeth.
	Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over 1 million descendents.
	Healthy nails grow about 2 cm each year. Fingernails grow four times as fast as toenails.
	20/20 vision means the eye can see normally at 20 feet. 20/15 is better; the eye can see at 20 feet what another eye sees at 15 feet.
	The average person has 100,000 hairs on his/her head. Each hair grows about 5 inches (12.7 cm) every year.
	There are 60,000 miles (97,000 km) in blood vessels in every human.

 

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