* At the deepest point in the ocean the pressure is more than 8 tons per square inch, or the equivalent of one person trying to support 50 jumbo jets. *
* At 39 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature of almost all of the deep ocean is only a few degrees above freezing. *
* The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird. One very old male specimen had a span of 11 feet and 11 inches *
*The adult male "bee Hummingbird" of Cuba is only 2.24 inches long. *
* The title for the highest speed for which any bird has been reliably clocked goes to the Peregrine Falcon. In a 45 degree dive during a territorial display one bird was recorded at 217 MPH! *
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