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Did You Know? - Height

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2012/04/06

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• Did you know the typical wave height from Pacific tsunami is between 6 - 9 metres
• Did you know clouds fly higher during the day than the night
• Did you know when born a baby giraffe is 1.8m (6ft) tall
• Did you know Mount Everest is 8.9km (5.5 miles) high
• Did you know the tallest mammal is the giraffe
• Did you know a newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in tall
• Did you know the Eiffel Tower is over 300m (984 ft) tall
• Did you know banana plants can grow as high as 6 meters (20 feet) tall
• Did you know acrophobia is the fear of heights
• Did you know an astronaut can be up to 2 inches taller returning from space (the cartilage disks in the spine expand in the absence of gravity)

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