Stars which are 120 times more massive than the Sun cannot exist. They would be blown apart by their own radiation.
An Amazing Fact About Stars
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Bird with the Largest Wing-span
The bird Wandering Albatross has the largest wing-span of about 10 feet 6 inches (3.2 m).
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Why Some Stars Appear Brighter?
A star’s brightness is affected by its distance. A dim star that is closer might appear brighter than a distant bright star.
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An Interesting Fact About Bats
Ultrasonic echolocation gives bats the most acute hearing of any terrestrial animal. Most species can hear frequencies up to about 80 kHz, while humans can hear frequencies up to about 20 kHz only. Some bats are able to detect sounds at 250 kHz.
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Fastest Land Insect in the World
Cockroaches are the fastest land insects in the world. They can run at an amazingly fast speed of up to 5 km/hr. When scaled up to the size of a human, they are likely to run at a speed of about 320 km/hr.
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An Amazing Fact About Lungs
Lungs are not of the same shape and size. The right lung has three lobes and is broader than the left one which has two lobes.
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An Amazing Fact About Blood
A single drop of blood contains around 250 million red cells and more than 300000 white cells.
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What is a Black Hole?
Did you know what a Black Hole is? It is a collapsed star with such high gravity that even light cannot escape from it.
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An Amazing Fact About Snakes
A snake can eat up to three times its size in one gulp. The highly elastic joints in its jaws and even skull bones allow it to open its mouth remarkably wide.
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First Areas of Land to be Colonized by Plants
The flood plains along the edges of rivers were the first areas of land to be colonized by plants.
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An Interesting Fact About American Spiny Lobster
Unlike most other lobsters, the American spiny lobster (Panulirus Argus) has no claws.
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Tallest Mammal in the World
Giraffe is the tallest mammal. It grows up to 6m (20 ft).
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Loudest Insect in the World
The African Cicada (Brevisana brevis) is the loudest insect in the world. At 107 decibels, it is almost as loud as a road drill.
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An Interesting Fact About Birds
There are around 9000 species of birds alive today.
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Bird with the Smallest Wing-Span
The bee hummingbird has the smallest wing-span of any bird at 5.5 cm (2 ¼ inches)
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World’s Smallest Marine Mammal
The marine otter is the world’s smallest marine mammal. Living off the western coast of South America, it weighs up to 4.5 kgs and measures about 1.15 m.
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Largest Land Carnivore in the World
The Kodiak bear from Alaska is the largest land carnivore. It can weigh over half a ton and stand 3.7 m (12 ft) tall.
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An Interesting Fact About Mammals
There are more than 4000 species of mammals present in the world.
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How Fast does a Human Sneeze Travel?
A human sneeze can travel at 160 km/hr – as fast as a train
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Bird with the Longest Beak
The bird with the longest beak is the Australian pelican. Its beak measures 47 cm.
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