What is the longest a bird can fly without stopping? Daily Science Fact

These birds fly a very long way

The world celebrated when Charles Lindbergh completed a flight of over 3000 miles between New York and Paris. For a bar-tailed godwit, this flight would not even reach halfway on their yearly journey from their summer home in Alaska to their winter spot in New Zealand.

A male Bar-tailed godwit was tracked on his flight from Alaska to New Zealand. The flight was measured at 7500 miles and required 11 days of non-stop flying from the bird.

The common swift holds the record for the longest time flying. During their 10-month migration from Europe to sub-Saharan Africa and back these birds will stay in the air for up to 10 months. 

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What is the best long distance running animal?-Daily Science Fact

After researching this question I'm calling it a tie between dogs and humans. 

Certain dogs are capable of running very long distances, Siberian huskies and Alaskan malamutes are capable of running 100 to 125 miles in one day for 9 or 10 days in a row during certain dog races like the Iditarod Trail Sled dog race.

Humans have run comparable distances. Thousands of humans complete 100-mile races each year and several ultra-marathoners have completed races of 300 plus miles.

Therefore, I'm calling it a tie between dogs and humans. 

However, wolves can also cover great distances of 30 or 40 miles in a day. Unfortunately, there are not any organized races for these animals and we don't know how far they could run if they trained and entered a very long race. Therefore, they get an honorable mention.

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Daily Science Fact: What is the longest living insect pet?

 Many people enjoy Tarantulas as pets. Technically Tarantulas are arachnids and not insects. They do live 10 to 30 years which is a long time for an organism with an exoskeleton. 

Honey bees are also popular for people to keep around the house but they only live 125 to 130 days. 

Some beetles live for 30 years but I don't know many people who keep them as pets.

Ant queens can live 50 to maybe 100 years and many people enjoy ant farms so I will declare the Ant Queen the winner of the longest living insect pet.

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Daily Science Fact: Do stick insects sleep?

 

Scientists that study insects agree that some insects do sleep or at least rest. However, what about stick insects?

The answer is that we don't really know. 

What is known by careful observation is the stick insects appear to rest when they show no activity. In other words, stick insects have periods during the day with no movement or activity. Is this sleep or rest? 

Because insects don't have eyelids they don't close their eyes but otherwise, the insect can appear asleep. 

Sleep and rest are vital for humans and insects in order to restore our bodies and remain sharp mentally.

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Fun Science Facts-Ants can survive underwater.

Most ants can survive underwater for at least 24 hours,some can survive even longer. Ants don't have lungs, but instead breathe through openings called spiracles. They survive floods and other water emergencies by shutting the spiracles and going into almost a camatose state until oxygen is avaliable again.


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Daily Science Fact: What is a sea bunny?

 

This cute animal is actually a sea slug.

The sea bunny ( Jorunna parva )  looks very cute but is actually toxic. They have the ability to absorb toxins from animals they eat. They are only two and a half centimeters long, and feed on sponges. 

They often cling to submerged vegetation and spend majority of the time at the bottom of tropical waters

There are over 2000 species of sea slugs.

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Daily Fact: Why does eating chocolate make us happy?

First, chocolate tastes great to most people. 

In addition chocolate contains serotonin which is a powerful chemical that can make us feel happy.

 Serotonin is considered a  mood stabilizer. This chemical helps with sleeping, eating, and digesting.  Serotonin is the key hormone that stabilizes our mood, feelings of well-being, and happiness.

Therefore, as you eat that tasty chocolate, your Serotonin levels increase, and this can make you feel happy. 

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Daily Science Fact: How long does a house fly live?

On average a house fly will live around 30 days in the wild. 

House flies prefer warmer temperatures, and live longest in temperatures above 70 degrees. 

The lifespan of a fly can also depend on the species. For example, fruit flies live a little longer than house flies. These insects die after about 40 to 50 days.

True flies are insects and belong to the order Diptera.

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Daily Science Fact: How long does it take to fall asleep?

On average most people fall asleep in 7 minutes. 

Your body’s internal clock is controlled by an area of the brain called the SCN (suprachiasmatic nucleus). 

The SCN is located in the hypothalamus. 

One of the most important chemicals involved in this process is melatonin, a hormone that makes us feel sleepy. The amount of melatonin in your body starts increasing in the evening and peaks in the middle of the night.

Most people sleep 8 to 9 hours a night. 

Scientists have found that sleeping too much can be as harmful as sleeping less than 6 hours each night.

The sweet spot for sleeping for most people is 7 to 9 hours a night.

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Why are you taller in the morning than you are at night?

When you wake you are about 1 centimeter taller than when you went to bed. During the day the Earth's gravitational force compresses your spine and cartiledge in your joints and backbone which causes the dreaded shrinkage.

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