The femur(thigh bone) is the largest and longest bone in the human body.
The jaw is the strongest muscle in the human body in terms of exerting force.sciensational.comSubmitted by: Vineet - India
An adult Mayfly's life is as short as a few minutes, but its body hatches for about a year. Submitted by: Pronoy - Sundargarh, India
The nails on long fingers grow faster than short fingers; and fingernails grow four times faster than toenails. Submitted by: Micael Gabriel - Manila, Philippines
There's about 1.8 m (6 ft) long DNA inside every cell nucleus in our body, and an average adult body contains around 50 trillion (million million) cells. Submitted by: Steve - Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Some migratory birds have a "magnetic compass" in their body (a sense called Magnetoreception) to help them navigate using Earth's magnetic field.Submitted by: Akki - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The catfish father keeps the eggs in his mouth until they are ready to be hatched.sciensational.comSubmitted by: Reedell
The tiny Water Bear(Tardigrade) can survive environments extreme enough to kill any other animal - with temperatures as low as -273°C close to Absolute Zero to as high as 151°C. Submitted by: Justin - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Corneas are the only tissues that don't require blood.Submitted by: Pritesh Jain - Sirohi, Rajasthan, India
The Giant Kelp algea (Macrocystis pyrifera) is the fastest growing organism on earth and can grow at a rate of 70 cm (two feet) a day.Submitted by: Edmer Aguilar
Dolphins only "sleep" half awake - keeping one eye open while consciously breathing and floating on surface. Submitted by: Jeevan - Kathmandu, Nepal
The length between your elbow and hand(forearm) equals the length of your foot.sciensational.comSubmitted by: Alyssa
If you fully stretch your arms out, the fingertip to fingertip length is almost exactly your body height. Submitted by: Alyssa
The lightest organ in the human body is the lung. Submitted by: Michael Vincent Sotto
A kind of jellyfish(Turritopsis nutricula) upon reaching adulthood can transform itself back to childhood by converting its cells. It may repeat this to live forever. Submitted by: Nunnally
To avoid predators, a mother Slow Loris licks its offspring with poison before sending them off to search for food. Submitted by: Bright Tiger - Flemington, New Jersey, United States
The fungus Cordyceps is able to "mind-control" other insects like ants to climb plants and attach there to become its food.sciensational.comSubmitted by: Bright Tiger - Flemington, New Jersey, United States
The biggest egg in the world is the ostrich egg. It could take as many as 30 chicken eggs to equal its volume, and up to 2 hours to hard boil. Submitted by: Josie - Australia
The largest frog in the world is The Goliath Frog of Gabon in West Africa and can grow as big as 33 cm long and up to 3 kg heavy. Submitted by: Anisha - Dubai, UAE.
When the queen of a clownfish school dies, a male clownfish changes its gender to become female and takes her place. Submitted by: Susie - Port Saint Lucie, Florida, United States.