The hippo mouth

Did you know that the hippo can open its huge mouth wider

 than any other animal, except the whales.

Fin whale fact

Did you know that the fin whale 

is the second largest animal in the world?

The fin whale can be 80 feet long - large than a 

railroad passenger car. It is one of the fastest swimmers

 of all baleen whales, cutting through the water

 at speeds up to 30 miles an hour. 

Planet Venus fact

Did you know that Venus is about 

the same size as Earth and is closer

 to us than any other planet?

Asteroid facts - Ceres -

Ceres image taken by Hubble

Did you know that Ceres, the largest asteroid in our 

solar system, is about 600 miles (965 km) across?

Ceres is also the only dwarf planet in the inner Solar System.

Astronaut fact

Did you know that between 1969 and 1972,

 twelve U.S. astronauts walked on the Moon?

They  brought back 855 pounds of rocks 

and soil for scientist to study.

Funny bone

Do you know why the arm bone is funny? 

Because its name is humerus. 

Humerus sounds the same as humorous. Get it?

Human bones

Did you know that by the time most people

 are 16 to 20 years old, their bones 

have grown to their full size?