The dinosaurs were gone a long time before people ever lived.
Where did dinosaurs live? Scientists think they lived all over Earth.The Stegosaurus was a dinosaur that was as big as a semi truck (30 feet long) but had a brain the size of a walnut.The world looked totally different then, with super tall trees, thick forests, and lots of erupting volcanoes. Dinosaurs first showed up on Earth about 230 million years ago.They can go without food for about a month. People can go without drinking water for as long as a week without dying.After about age 30, people start shrinking – they get a bit shorter every year.Each of your hands has 14 finger bones.Your eyes blink all day long to keep them clean.
Super cool facts about me skin#
You're always growing new skin to replace it. Around 70 percent of house dust is dead skin. Every day a little bit of your skin dries up and falls off, becoming dust.That includes your heart and your tongue and the muscles that help you hold your pee inside. Your body has more than 600 muscles in it.Bald eagles use the same nest year after year. It's made of twigs and branches but can weigh as much as a car. The biggest nest in the world belongs to the bald eagle.When they go underwater, their ears shut, but they can still hear – through their jawbones. When hippos are out of the water they hear through their ears, just like us.In one night they can dig a tunnel that’s 100 feet long – that's about half as long as your block. How do crickets make their chirping sound? By rubbing their wings together.It's a bird that scares off enemies by spitting out stinky oil. Plug your nose if you go near a fulmar.Tarantula spiders can survive 2 1/2 years without food.A kind of mouse called a deer mouse has no collarbone, so it can make itself as flat as a pancake to squeeze under a door.Pelicans carry live fish around in a big bag of skin under their beak until they're ready to eat them.Crickets don't chirp much when it's cold. The warmer the air, the more crickets chirp. If you want to know what the temperature is like outside, listen for chirping crickets.When they do this, half their brain is asleep, and half awake. Birds can sleep with one eye open and one eye shut to watch out for other animals that may want to eat them.10601363 Cataloging source NLC Sylvester, Kevin Dewey number 796. Lots of humorous, colorful illustrations, charts, and graphs make this ideal for visual learners, while the short chapters encourage browsing."-Provided by publisher Writing styleĪdditional physical form Issued also in electronic formats. Among others are how the color barrier was breached, the rise of women's basketball, and innovations that have made the game accessible to disabled athletes. From the origins of the game to how much players are paid, and the evolution of the basketball shoe, this book covers a wide range of topics. Language eng Summary "For die-hard basketball fans and casual spectators alike, this collection of fascinating facts about the game will be a welcome addition to their library. Basketball - Miscellanea | Juvenile literature.Label Basketballogy : supercool facts you never knew Title Basketballogy Title remainder supercool facts you never knew Statement of responsibility written and illustrated by Kevin Sylvester Creator