Is it true a human-sized flea could jump the Empire State building?
It's one of life's enduring little mysteries.
How high can a flea really jump?
BBC Earth Unplugged set out to discover the truth, including investigating the idea that a flea could vault the Empire State Building in New York, US...
... if the flea was the same size as a human, of course.
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