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Cool And Freaky Facts by Glen Singleton

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The only bird that can fly backwards is hummingbird -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A goldfish has a memory span of THREE seconds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A rat can survive longer without water than camel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A dolphin sleeps with one eye open -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A mammal's blood is red, an insect's blood is yellow and a lobster's blood is blue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Loud, fast music makes termites chew faster -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A blue whale's tongue weighs more than an elephant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bats always exit a cave to the left -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Camels have three eyelids to protect their eyes from blown sands -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elephants are not afraid of mice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slugs have four noses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Only female mosquitoes bite -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Snakes are immune to their own venom -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Caribbean, there are oysters that can climb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mosquitoes are attracted to the colour blue more than any other colour -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cats cannot taste sweet things -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bald eagles can swim -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A zebra is white with black stripes, not black with white stripes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistically you are more likely to be attacked by a cow than a shark -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An eagle can kill and carry an animal as large as a small deer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At birth, a giant panda is SMALLER than a MOUSE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A queen bee only uses her stinger to sting another queen bee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spider silk, by weight, is stronger than steel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A blue whale's heart only beats NINE times per minute -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A hedgehog's heart beat 300 times per minute -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Horses can sleep standing up -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A cat needs four to five times more protein than a dog -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When a baby kangaroo is born, it is about 2cm long -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chimpanzees use tools more than any animal, except humans -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An African elephant has only four teeth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sea snakes are the most venomous snake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The lungfish can live out of water for as long as four years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An ant can lift ten times its own weight -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Egyptian vulture eats ostrich eggs. It uses stones to crack the eggshell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Salamanders breathe through their skin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Farmers in England are required by law to provide their pigs with toys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A rhinoceros's horn is made of compacted hair -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A woodpecker can peck up to 20 times per second -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kiwis mate for life. This can be up to 30 years -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before seahorse eggs hatch, the male seahorse carries them in a pouch on his stomach -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A shark does not have bones. Its skeleton is made of cartilage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Squirrels cannot remember where they have hidden half of their food -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The stegosaurus has a brain the size of a walnut -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An octopus has three hearts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are more PLASTIC flamingos in the USA than real ones -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A monkey was made as corporal in the South African army during World War II -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A snail can sleep for three years --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------