Classmate Facts # 37 - Facts Galore!

1. The longest bone is the "Femur", in the thigh. It makes up almost one quarter of the body's total height.

2. A male emperor moth can find a female of his species a mile away.

3. Owls are one of the only birds that can see the color blue!

4. The Pacific Ocean was named by Magellan because it was calmer than the Atlantic!

5. A strand of Spider Web may be stronger than an equal diameter of Steel.

6. Skin is thickest, 1/5th inch, on the upper back. It is thinnest on the eyelids, which are only 1/50th inch thick.