The African republic of Mozambique sports an AK-47
assault rifle on its flag.
America's first nudist organization was founded in
1929, by 3 men.
Humans are the only primates that don't have pigment
in the palms of their hands.
The world's first passenger train made its debut in
England in 1825.
A pigs snout is called a gruntle.
After
man, the dolphin is the most intelligent
creature on Earth.
An elephant can be pregnant for two
years.
60% of all US potato products originate in Idaho.
If you could measure the temperature in a deserted
region of space, it would be about -454 degrees Fahrenheit.
Butte
Montana has more days each year where the temperature drops below
freezing (223 days) than any other city in the lower 48 states in the
USA.
Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they cant
find any food.
Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and
sister.
Playing
cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. If they were captured, the
cards could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape.
Every dolphin has its own distinct whistle to
distinguish it from other dolphins, akin to a human fingerprint.
Ants do not sleep.
There is enough petrol in a full tank of a Jumbo Jet
to drive an average car four times around the world.
Less than 1% of the Caribbean Islands are inhabited.
The early personal computer, the Sinclair ZX80, had 1
kilobyte of internal memory.
Dogs and wolves yawn as a sign of contentment.
An old law in Bellingham, Wash., made it illegal for
a woman to take more than 3 steps backwards while dancing.
Elizabeth Blackwell, born in Bristol, England on 3
February 1821, was the first woman in America to gain an M.D. degree.
The study of stupidity is called 'monology'.
Only female mosquitoes bite.
Goldfish can suffer motion sickness.
The
infamous Black Plague in Europe was due in part to the fact that people
believed those with cats were witches. So all the cats were rounded up,
caged and burned, leaving the rats (with their disease causing
parasites) to run free and multiply. Those harbouring cats were often
those who survived.
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