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THE FACTS...
There are over 2500 species of flea. Human fleas are by far
the best to train for a flea circus. However, they are quite
hard to find these days.
There is a flea in a Kiev museum that wears horseshoes made of
real gold. Dead fleas dressed as wedding couples were popular
collectors' items in the 1920s.
A flea can pull up to 160,000 times its own weight. If a man
had the same relative strength as a flea, he could jump over
St Paul's Cathedral in London, England.
A flea can jump over 150 times its own size and can jump 30,000
times without a break. Fleas alternate the direction of their
jumps. When jumping, the flea accelerates 50 times faster than
the space shuttle. Fleas are attracted by carbon dioxide.
An adult flea has a maximum life span of about 1.5 years but
on average they only live 2-3 months. |
