Adult fleas live off the blood of animals and are very difficult to kill. They have hard bodies that make them difficult to 'squish'. Fleas can jump distances of up to 1 metre (3.2 feet). A female flea can lay between 20-30 eggs in one day and she can continue laying that many eggs for between 6 and 9 months. If she lives for 9 months she'll have produced 8,000 eggs. If half of these fleas are females and start laying eggs, this will result in about 500 eggs per day being laid or 15,000 eggs per month!
Mystery of great pyramids rewritten in the stars
Mystery of great pyramids rewritten in the stars The ancient Egyptians lined up their pyramids to
the north because they believed that their pharaohs became stars in
the northern sky after they died. The Egyptians used two stars,
Kochab and Miza, to find true north. It was only in 2467 BC that
the celestial north pole was situated exactly between the two stars
Kochab and Mizar. The Egyptians started building the Great Pyramid
of Giza about 11 years before 2467 BC, which is why it is slightly
off true north orientation. NOVEMBER 16, 2000
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