Tuesday, March 1, 2011

FUN FACTS

* 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) *

* 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. *

* Snakes are true carnivorous because they eat nothing but other animals. They do not eat any type of plant material. *

* 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. *

* 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. *

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