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.

130. Fact

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

131. Fact

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.

132. Fact

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

133. Fact

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.

134. Fact

40 to 50 percent of body heat can be lost through the head (no hat) as a result of its extensive circulatory network.

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