Small Super Integrated Thematic Unit
Some amazing small facts gathered from far and wide.
Can you see any connections or patterns between these facts? What do they say about our world?
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Duckweeds of the family Lemnaceae are the smallest flowering plants. Wolffia arrhiza is the smallest with a plant body measuring 0.5-1.2mm (0.01-0.04in) http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plmar96.htm
BBC News SCI-TECH Smallest primates discovered in Madagascar
The smallest bird in the world is generally agreed to be the Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae ) from Cuba which weighs a mere 1.6g or 0.056oz. Shortest wings and body length are not really good measurements as some birds don't have wings or tails.
The smallest kite in the world which actually flies is 10mm x 8mm. Flown first in 1998 by a Japanese kite-maker.
The Smallest House from Guiness Records: The smallest house in the world is a fisherman's house in Conwy, a village in North Wales. It dates from the nineteenth century. It is 182 cm wide, 309 cm tall and 254 cm deep.. It has two rooms and a staircase. But... don't get caught short... because it has no toilet!
There is more bacteria in your mouth than the human population of U.S and Canada combined
The caterpillar has more than 2,000 muscles
The lifetime of a typical small cumulus cloud is 10 to 15 minutes
