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Lee Stewart 08-05-2018 07:52 AM

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Both rose hips and rose petals are edible. Roses are in the same family as apples and crabapples, so the resemblance of their fruits is not purely coincidental.

Lee Stewart 08-05-2018 07:58 AM

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Giant penguins about the size of a grown man waddled around New Zealand about 59 million years ago.

Lee Stewart 08-05-2018 08:01 AM

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It is theoretically possible to travel back and forth in time. Two physicists developed a mathematical model for a time machine based on Einstein’s theory of relativity (which was proven in 2015), that gravitational fields are caused by distortions in the fabric of space and time. What’s holding us back is that the technology that can physically bend this space-time fabric hasn’t been invented yet.

Lee Stewart 08-05-2018 08:05 AM

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Lake Baikal in Russia has the distinction of being the deepest lake in the world with an average depth of 2,442 feet and the deepest point of 5,387 feet.

Lee Stewart 08-05-2018 08:15 AM

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Of all the natural substances found on the planet, the diamond has the highest melting point. At 1 atmosphere it will not melt. It burns though turning into a vapor. To melt a diamond (turn it into liquid form) you need super high heat (5000K) and massive pressure (99,000 atmospheres)

BTW - 1 atmosphere = 14.7 psi

Lee Stewart 08-05-2018 08:22 AM

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The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. in length.

Lee Stewart 08-05-2018 08:26 AM

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A new born blue whale measures 20-26 feet (6.0 - 7.9 meters) long and weighs up to 6,614 pounds (3003 kg).

Lee Stewart 08-05-2018 08:33 AM

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The largest flying animal was the Pterosaur which lived 70 million years ago. This reptile had a wing span of 36-39 feet and weighed 190-250 pounds.

To give you some prospective on that wingspan, an F-18 Hornet has a wingspan of 40 feet 4 inches

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Lee Stewart 08-05-2018 08:39 AM

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The greatest tide change on earth occurs in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. The difference between low tide and high tide can be as great as 54 ft. 6 in.

Lee Stewart 08-05-2018 08:42 AM

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The highest temperature produced in a laboratory was 920,000,000 F (511,000,000 C) at the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor in Princeton, NJ, USA.


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