SBL Fact of the Day 2.26.11
If Mount Everest (8.8 km in height) were placed at the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean, the …
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SBL Fact of the Day 2.25.11
The Gargantuan Blue Whale A blue whale’s tongue weighs around 2.7 metric tons and, when fully expanded, its mouth is large …
SBL Fact of the Day 2.24.11
In one of its most natural forms, chalk is composed from the accretion and sedimentation of trillions of skeletons of …
SBL Fact of the Day 2.23.11
One estimate indicates that arthropods (insects, scorpions, shrimp, centipedes, lobsters, crabs, etc.) have 1,170,000 described species (more than any other …
SBL Fact of the Day 2.22.11
Friday the 13th has inspired numerous horror movies, keeps architects from designating the 13 floor in tall buildings, and is …
SBL Fact of the Day 2.21.11
The tiny Water Bear (Tardigrade) can survive environments extreme enough to kill any other animal – with temperatures as low …
SBL Fact of the Day 2.20.11
The Alaskan Wood Frog is capable of reviving itself back to normal life after staying completely frozen for months, during …
SBL Fact of the Day 2.19.11
Lake Baikal in Russia contains more water than all the North American Great Lakes combined.
SBL Fact of the Day 2.18.11
It takes a blood cell about one minute to make one complete circuit throughout your body (this is only for …
SBL Fact of the Day 2.17.11
Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in our solar system, almost three times taller than Mount Everest (29,029 …
SBL Fact of the Day 2.16.11
In addition to being the largest animal, that we know of, to ever live (larger than any dinosaur), the blue …
SBL Fact of the Day 2.15.11
Although the unfertilized ostrich egg may contain the heaviest single cell, at almost 3 pounds, it is not in fact …
SBL Fact of the Day 2.14.11
The bacterial colonies that cover your body are so specialized, that, for example, the colonies that live on your hands …
SBL Fact of the Day 2.12.11
The length between your elbow and hand (forearm) equals the length of your foot. The wonders of developmental biology! Go …
