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.

135. Fact

A large swarm of desert locusts (schistocerca gregaria) can consume 20,000 tons (18,160,000 kilograms) of vegetation a day.

136. Fact

The largest telescope in the world is currently being constructed in northern chile. The telescope will utilize four - 26 ft. 8 in. (8.13 meters) mirrors which will gather as much light as a single 52 ft. 6 in. (16 meters) mirror.

137. Fact

The hubble space telescope weighs 12 tons (10,896 kilograms), is 43 feet (13.1 meters) long, and cost $2.1 billion to originally build.

138. Fact

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

139. Fact

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).

140. Fact

The atlantic giant squid's eye can be as large as 15.75 inches (40 centimeters) wide.

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