Tuesday, January 1, 2019

FUN FACTS

FUN FACTS

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A cheetah's top speed is limited by three things : Its lungs,which is unable to supply enough blood to the muscle ; and its muscle ,which heat up so quickly the cat must pause and pant to prevent heatstroke.Cheetah is the animal kingdom's fastest four-legged mover-but usually for less than a minute.

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Earth was once considered as the center of the universe, and Galileo was the first to prove it wrong scientifically. has big storm known as “Red Spot”. It is so big that three Earths can easily fit inside it.
The hottest planet in the solar system is Venus Despite the fact that, closer planet to the Sun is Mercury.



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Apart from birds and mammals,certain other creatures are 'warm-blooded' - at least, their bodies are warmer than their surroundings.


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The largest eyes do not belong to the biggest animals,the great whales.Their eyes only about the size of a large orange.The biggest eyes belong to the giant squid,which uses vision even in the ocean 's gloomiest twilight zone where there is total darkness.


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                REDWOOD TREE                                     PINE TREE


Redwoods are the largest non-flowering plants. Also, the largest among other plants.
Spores of some plants are lightweight. They are dispersed by air easily.
Pines are the non-flowering and evergreen plants. They remain green in all season.

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There are several different kinds of venoms of toxins.Haemotoxins clot or discrupt blood flow.The blue-ringed octopus has enough venom to kill 20 people.


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The biggest bird egg belongs to the ostrich and is 17 centimetres long.

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The speed of the light is the ultimate speed, which is about 300,000 kilometers per second.Light takes about 8 minutes and 20 seconds to reach the Earthfrom the Sun. Many animals can see the ultraviolet region of light, which humans cannot see.


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The biggest heart belong to the biggest animal,the blue whale.It is the size of a compact family car,yet it is only 1/200th of the total body weight.It pumps about 10 tonnes of blood around the vast body.

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Somefish not only breathe with gills - they feed with them too.The gills have rows of comb-like rakers to filter food from the water.The wold's biggest fish,the whale shark, is a gill-raking filter-feeder.

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Fastest of all animals is the peregrine falcon , with a power-dive or 'stoop' of 350 kilometres per hour.However the spine-tailed swift wins in level flight at 160 kilometres per hour, with a rather plump duck, the red-breasted merganser, a close second.

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Leaves of the apple tree and its seeds contain ‘cyanide’; a very poisonous chemical.Unripen potatoes are also poisonous. They may cause vomiting.Some poisonous plants can cause very intense itching when touched, e.g. Poison Ivy.


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Human are fairly poor at smelling,and we can hardly imagine the 'ocean' of scent and odours picked up by animals  that rely much more on their noses.


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Most mammals, such as the hyaena,have just two sets of teeth - the milk or deciduous set and the adult or permanent set.But many reptiles and fish,such as crocodiles and sharks, continually grow hundreds of new teeth as old ones break,wear away or fall out.







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