Can you name the world's biggest octopus?
The Pacific Giant Octopus, the largest octopus in the world, grows from the size of pea to a 150 pound behemoth potentially 30 feet across in only two years, its entire life-span.
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Isn't the term "the whole 9 yards" related to football?
The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all
their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards."
Perhaps the least hospitable place on earth
There is a an island of plastic and trash floating in the Pacific ocean that is twice the size of Texas.
How deep is the ocean?
The deepest area in the ocean is 35,800ft. or 6.78 miles deep. It is located at the Mariana Trench in the Pacific ocean. The average depth of the oceans is 12,500 feet.
What do yeti & sasquatch, & bigfoot have in common?
Bigfoot, Yeti & Sasquatch refer to the same mysterious man / ape beings which have been reported around the world from the Pacific Northwest in the united states to the Canadian wilderness, to the slopes of the Himalayas, and to the forests of Siberia.