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    Fast Facts: Feb. 19

    •The average caterpillar has 16 legs.

    •A woodpecker pecks 20 times a second.

    •Laughing at a joke burns about 3.5 calories.

    •Rats can’t vomit.

    •There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

    •At 90 degrees below zero, your breath will freeze in midair and fall to the ground.

    •The average squirrel lives about nine years.

    •The female praying mantis devours her partner while mating.

    •A fly’s taste buds are on its feet.

    •The average American eats 286 eggs per year.

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