Facts

Published September 16, 2017

• The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter “J”.

• Human jaw muscles can generate a force of 200 pounds (90.8 kilogram’s) on the molars.

• Sound travels about four times faster in water than in air.

• The longest living cells in the body are brain cells which can live an entire lifetime.

• The Atlantic Giant Squid’s eye can be as large as 15.75 inches (40 centimetres) wide.

• The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.

Published in Dawn, Young World September 16th, 2017

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