Today’s interesting fact has to do with the Sharks.
A sharks teeth are constantly replaced throughout life.
Shark teeth are dropped off and fall to the ocean floor.
Fossilised sharks teeth can be found in a large number of ancient sea beds.
Sharks do not have bones but instead the skeleton is made from cartilage.
A shark's jaw has at least one layer of tiny hexagonal plates, crystals of calsium salt, that provides additional strength.
Challenged in September 2010 to come up with interesting facts every day by one of my work colleagues, I've since entertained him and those near his desk with bits of information dredged from my brain. Some of my audience went on holiday and still wanted the facts so I started posting here, every day I do one of them, usually Monday through Friday, and the occasional post on the weekend. I post these facts here almost every day and you will find two posts on some days to make any missing days.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Friday, September 09, 2011
Today’s interesting fact has to do with the Beaver and it's teeth.
Beavers teeth are strong and grow continuously throughout its life.
Otherwise they would be worn down from all the chewing of wood.
Their incisors are orange, because they have large amounts of iron in their enamel, to make them harder and less likely to wear down.
Beavers teeth are strong and grow continuously throughout its life.
Otherwise they would be worn down from all the chewing of wood.
Their incisors are orange, because they have large amounts of iron in their enamel, to make them harder and less likely to wear down.
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