5 amazing facts that you may not know

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Edmor Brioso

6/19/20232 min read

Methuselah is a 4,854-year-old Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) tree growing high in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California.

5 amazing facts that you may not know

  1. The world's oldest known living organism is a tree called Methuselah, which is a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine located in the White Mountains of California. It is estimated to be 4,800 years old.

  2. The human brain is the most complex object in the known universe. It contains over 100 billion neurons, each of which is connected to up to 10,000 other neurons.

  3. The largest known animal on Earth is the blue whale, which can grow up to 100 feet long and weigh up to 200 tons.

  4. The smallest known animal on Earth is the bee hummingbird, which is only about 2 inches long and weighs less than a penny.

  5. The Earth's atmosphere is constantly moving, and the air we breathe is replaced every 20 minutes.

I hope you find these facts amazing!

The bee hummingbird, zunzuncito or Helena hummingbird is a species of hummingbird, native to the island of Cuba in the Caribbean. It is the world's smallest bird.

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