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The Strongest!The Strongest!Nature Nugget for Lesson 25Nature Nugget for Lesson 25

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Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither the man glory in his wisdom, neither the mighty man glory in his might . . . mighty man glory in his might . . .

but let him that glorieth glory in this, but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth that he understandeth and knoweth

me.me.Jeremiah 9:23, 24Jeremiah 9:23, 24

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How mighty is man?How mighty is man?

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As mighty as a crocodile?

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What about a blowfly?

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A blowfly can pull 170 times its weight. So if you weighed 100 pounds, that would be equal to

17,000 pounds.

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A bee can pull 300 times its weight.

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An earwig can pull 530 times its weight.

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A scarab beetle can lift 850 times its weight. (If an average-sized man could do that, he would be able to

lift more than sixty tons.)

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An elephant uses the 40,000 muscles in its trunk to lift as much as a ton.

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And a workhorse has pulled more than 16 railroad cars (weighing 55 tons) for twenty miles in six hours.

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Paul Anderson, sometimes called the world’s strongest man, backlifted 6,270

pounds.

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Paul Edward Anderson❖ Height 5’ 9.5”

❖ Weight about 330-360 pounds

❖ Born in Georgia in 1932

❖ Olympic gold medalist, World champion, and two time United States National Champion in weightlifting

❖ Lifted a 2000 pound elephant on “What’s My Line” and then lifted the whole panel, who were on a carousel type structure

❖ Backlifted 6,270 pounds when he weighed 360 pounds

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Most, if not all of us, will never be able to do that, but we are stronger than Paul

Anderson!

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My grace is sufficient My grace is sufficient for thee: for my for thee: for my strength is made strength is made

perfect in weakness. perfect in weakness.

(2 Corinthians 12:9)(2 Corinthians 12:9)

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I can do all things I can do all things through Christ which through Christ which strengtheneth me. strengtheneth me. (Philippians 4:13)(Philippians 4:13)