odds & ends item from APRIL-MAY 2009
Fast Facts
Did you know...
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• Special Re-livery: The liver is the only internal organ that can regenerate. Even if 80 percent were removed, it would remain functional, and grow back to its original size over time.
• Genesis 1:16 – “He made the stars also”: Astronomers estimate there are 70 sextillion stars in the visible universe. That is 7.0 x 1022, or 70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars!
• Achoo!: A sneeze can travel over 100 miles per hour.
• A Nose for Taste: Taste is 70 to 75 percent smell.
• Bird Brain: Ostriches have the biggest eyes of any land animal, measuring two inches in diameter. Each eye weighs more than an ostrich’s brain.
Source: Getty Images
Source: Getty Images
Source: Getty Images