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10 Interesting Things I Learned This Week



1. Chinchillas have an average life span of 20 years and cost between $125-150 at the All Animal Expo.



2. The All Animal Expo is held at the Dupage County Fairgrounds every first Saturday and third Sunday of the month.



3. Geckos are very cute, but besides that they have bands (different colored stripes) while they are young and as they mature they loose their bands and then have spots.



4. Shingles, also known as the adult version of chicken pox, can be in your eye. Also if you do have shingles in your eye, it can be very dangerous to have in your cornea, potentially leading to blindness.



5. Sugar Gliders are tiny little animals, very similar to a small squirrel that can 'fly' across the room. They have sharp tiny claws that easily scratch your arm as they climb up you and cost between $100-950. Their average life span is 15-16 years.



6. Crocodiles have powerful jaw pressure to bite down on prey but do not have the strength to open their jaws if their is slight resistance such as being held by hand or tape. Crocodiles catch their prey by using a 'death roll' which knocks a large animal off balance to easily be dragged into the water. Crocks also use a 'death roll' to tear large animals into pieces once they are dead. Most prey are killed by being bitten by a crocodile but some drown from being pulled underwater.

7. The human body has 206 bones or 208 if the sternum is counted as 3 separate bones.

8. A typical dog skeleton has an average of 319 bones.

9. To prevent knife wounds you should point your knives in the dishwasher pointing downward, handles up.

10. In the United States your mailbox must be 6-8 inches from the curb and 41-45 inches above the road surface.