01. There are 62,000 miles of blood vessels in the human body – laid end to end they would circle the earth 2.5 times
02. At over 2000 kilometers long, The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth
03. A typical hurricane produces the energy equivalent of 8,000 one megaton bombs
04. Blood sucking hookworms inhabit 700 million people worldwide
05. The highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle is 166.94 mph, by Fred Rompelberg
06. We can produce laser light a million times brighter than sunshine
07. The combined length of the roots of a Finnish pine tree is over 30 miles
08. The oceans contain enough salt to cover all the continents to a depth of nearly 500 feet
09. Polar Bears can run at 25 miles an hour and jump over 6 feet in the air
10. 60-65 million years ago dolphins and humans shared a common ancestor
11. Polar Bears are nearly undetectable by infrared cameras, due to their transparent fur
12. The average person accidentally eats 430 bugs each year of their life
13. A single rye plant can spread up to 400 miles of roots underground
14. The temperature on the surface of Mercury exceeds 430 degrees C during the day, and, at night, plummets to minus 180 degrees centigrade
15. Butterflies taste with their hind feet, and their taste sensation works on touch – this allows them to determine whether a leaf is edible
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