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Monday, October 20, 2008

Did you know these trival facts?


Did you know these trival facts?

Human jaw muscles can generate a force of 200 pounds (90.8 kilograms) on the molars.


The Skylab astronauts grew 1.5 - 2.25 inches (3.8 - 5.7 centimeters) due to spinal lengthening and straightening as a result of zero gravity.


An inch (2.5 centimeters) of rain water is equivalent to 15 inches (38.1 centimeters) of dry, powdery snow.


Tremendous erosion at the base of Niagara Falls (USA) undermines the shale cliffs and as a result the falls have receded approximately 7 miles over the last 10,000 years.


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 desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) can consume 20,000 tons (18,160,000 kilograms) of vegetation a day.



The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime.


The largest flying animal was the pterosaur which lived 70 million years ago. This reptile had a wing span of 36-39 feet (11-11.9 meters) and weighed 190-250 pounds (86-113.5 kilograms).


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