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  Sunlight can penetrate clean ocean water to a depth of 240 feet.


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  The average ocean floor is 12,000 feet.


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  The temperature can be determined by counting the number of cricket chirps in fourteen seconds and adding 40.


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  House flies have a lifespan of two weeks.


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  Chimps are the only animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror.


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  Starfish don’t have brains.


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  The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.


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  Shrimp’s hearts are in their heads.


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  Every time you lick a stamp, you’re consuming 1/10 of a calorie.


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  The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds


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  Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards.


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  Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.


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  Porcupines float in water.


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  An ostrich’s eye is bigger that its brain.


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  An iguana can stay under water for twenty-eight minutes.
  

  

Also See,

1. Science Facts for You - Part 01
   
2. Science Facts for You - Part 02
   
3. Science Facts for You - Part 03
   
4. Science Facts for You - Part 04
   
5. Science Facts for You - Part 05
   
6. Science Facts for You - Part 06
   
7. Science Facts for You - Part 07
   
8. Science Facts for You - Part 08
   
9. Science Facts for You - Part 09
   
10. Science Facts for You - Part 10
    
11. Science Facts for You - Part 11
    
12. Science Facts for You - Part 12

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