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110. Fact
50 years ago: velcro was invented.

111. Fact
40 years ago: an all-female population of lizards was discovered in armenia.

112. Fact
30 years ago: the computer mouse was invented.

113. Fact
20 years ago: first test-tube baby born in england, pluto s moon, charon, discovered.

114. Fact
10 years ago: first patent for a genetically-engineered mouse was issued to harvard medical school.

115. Fact
5 years ago: the first successful cloning of human embryo.

116. Fact
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.

117. Fact
The longest cells in the human body are the motor neurons. They can be up to 4.5 feet (1.37 meters) long and run from the lower spinal cord to the big toe.

118. Fact
There are no poisonous snakes in maine.

119. Fact
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.

120. Fact
The largest man-made lake in the u.s. Is lake mead, created by hoover dam.

121. Fact
The poison arrow frogs of south and central america are the most poisonous animals in the world.

122. Fact
A new born blue whale measures 20-26 feet (6.0 - 7.9 meters) long and weighs up to 6,614 pounds (3003 kg).

123. Fact
The first coast-to-coast telephone line was established in 1914.

124. Fact
The virginia opossum has a gestation period of only 12-13 days.

125. Fact
The stegosaurus dinosaur measured up to 30 feet (9.1 meters) long but had a brain the size of a walnut.

126. Fact
The largest meteorite crater in the world is in winslow, arizona. It is 4,150 feet across and 150 feet deep.

127. Fact
The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.

128. Fact
Skylab, the first american space station, fell to the earth in thousands of pieces in 1979. Thankfully most over the ocean.

129. Fact
It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.

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