- Did you know that there are 206 bones in the adult human body and there are 300 in children (as they grow some of the bones fuse together).
- Flea’s can jump 130 times higher than their own height. In human terms this is equal to a 6ft. person jumping 780 ft. into the air.
- The most dangerous animal in the world is the common housefly. Because of their habits of visiting animal waste, they transmit more diseases than any other animal.
- Snakes are true carnivorous because they eat nothing but other animals. They do not eat any type of plant material.
- The world’s largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.
- 100 years ago: The first virus was found in both plants and animals.
- 90 years ago: The Grand Canyon became a national monument &Cellophane is invented.
- 80 years ago: The food mixer and the domestic refrigerator were invented.
- 70 years ago: The teletype and PVC (polyvinyl-chloride ) were invented.
- 60 years ago: Otto Hahn discovered nuclear fission by splitting uranium, Teflon was invented.
- 50 years ago: Velcro was invented.
- 40 years ago: An all-female population of lizards was discovered in Armenia.
- 30 years ago: The computer mouse was invented.
- 20 years ago: First test-tube baby born in England, Pluto’s moon, Charon, discovered.
- 10 years ago: First patent for a genetically- engineered mouse was issued to Harvard Medical School.
- 5 years ago: The first successful cloning of human embryo
16 Amazing Science Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
