Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
- Fetal pigs are a byproduct of the pork food industry so they aren't raised for dissection purposes, and they are relatively inexpensive
- The dissection of the fetal pig in the laboratory is important because pigs and humans have the same level of metabolism and have similar organs and systems
- The scream of a jet engine taking off measures 113 decibels. The scream of a frightened pig can measure 115 decibels
- The largest pig was a Poland-China hog named "Big Bill." He weighed a portly 2,552 lbs and was so large that he dragged his belly on the ground. He had a shoulder height of 5 feet and a length of 9 feet
- A pig can run a 7 minute mile
- It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky