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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest cat in the world is the Rusty Spotted Cat that lives in Southern India at 35-48 centimeters in length, not including the tail and weighing in at approximately 1.5 kilograms. This little cutie rivals the Black Footed Cat found in Africa. These cats are wild, not domesticated.
They have ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
There are a number of contenders for the position of smallest cell in the human body, but here is what I have been able to uncover so far:
Human Sperm Cell - 5 x 3 micrometers. The flagellum is up to 50 micrometers long.
Human Granule Cell; a cell in the cerebellum, ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest country in Africa, by geographical size, is The Seychelles, a group of islands, north of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean that has a total of 451 square kilometers. The Seychelles is also the smallest in terms of population at just over 80,000 people. Their main industry is Tourism ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest monkey in the world is the Pygmy Marmoset who lives in the rainforested areas of South America; Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador and Peru. It is 14-16 centimeters long, not including its tail which is another 15 to 20 centimeters. They like to live in the top of the rainforest ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest U.S. State by land area is The State of Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations at just over 2700 square kilometers (not including the ocean). This little group of islands also holds the title of State with the Longest Name! The Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest country in Asia by landmass is Singapore, or to be more precise, The Republic of Singapore, a city state consisting of over 63 islands that lies at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It is just over 704 square kilometers. Singapore has "enjoyed" many changes in foreign ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest gun in the world is the Swiss Minigun; manufactured in well… Switzerland. It measures in at 5.5 centimeters and fires at 121 meters per second with a 2.34 millimeter caliber bullet. It weighs about 19 grams; the size of a slice of deli ham. It can kill a ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest country in South America is Suriname on the northeast coast of the continent. It lies between Guyana and French Guiana; an overseas region of France. In the 1600's the English and Dutch explored the area and established the first town called Marshall's Creek. The Dutch signed a treaty ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest dinosaur in the world was the Microraptor at 55-77 centimeters long from beak to tail tip. This little critter lived during the early Cretaceous period; about 125.5 million years ago. As its name suggests, it was a meat eater than lived in the trees. This dinosaur had wings; ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
The smallest frog in the world is the Monte Iberia Eleuth; a frog only recently discovered on a mountain in Cuba. Specimens have been found that are only 8.5 millimeters long! It is considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN and is found in only 2 small areas on Cuba. Since ...
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