Did you know that;
- there are 7 points on the Statue of Liberty's crown
- Jack is the most common name in nursery rhymes
- the most common time for a wake up call is 7am
- giraffes has the highest blood pressure of any animal
- when 2 zebras stand side by side they usually face each other in opposite directions to keep an eye out for predators
- greyhounds can see better than any other dog breed
- sharks never stop moving even when they sleep or rest
- you can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth (most males have 40, females 36)
- greyhounds can reach speeds of up to 67kph (42mph)
- Australia has the largest sheep population
- the only continent without reptiles or snakes is Antarctica
- flamingoes can live up to 80 years
- bottle nosed whales can dive to a depth of 915 metres (3,000feet) in 2 minutes
- sharks can sense a drop of blood from 4km (2.5miles) away
- dolphins can kills sharks by ramming them with their snout
- there is no rice in rice paper
- bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all all invented by women
- a rat can tread water for 3 days
- the ball on top of a flag pole is called the truck
- employees are more likely to book holidays off work on a Monday that any other week day
- ants don't like baby powder (talcum powder)
- snakes can't blink
- a woodpeckers tongue can wrap around its head twice
- Iceland consumes more Coca Cola per capita than any other country
- the average person has 10,000 taste buds
- more people are killed by hippopotamuses then by lions, elephants and water buffalos combined
- the average bank teller loses $250 every year
- the odds of being stuck by lighting is 280,000 to 1
- the atomic symbol for iron is Fe (the original name for iron was Ferric)
- womens hearts beat faster than mens
- your right lung takes in more air than your left
- you're more likely to get stung by a bee on a windy day than any other
- a third of Americans flush the toilet while they're still sitting on it
- hypnotism is banned in public schools in San Diego (U.S.)
- in 75% of American households women manage the money and pay the bills
- the average American eats 263 eggs a year
- a squid has 10 tentacles
- the longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'
- the first Lifesaver flavor was peppermint
- the first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum
- the longest time a person has been in a coma is 37 years
- the shell is 12% of an eggs weight
- every year the sun loses 360 million tons
- the sun is 330,330 times larger than the Earth
- Japan is the largest exporter of frog legs
- your foot is the most common body part bitten by insects
- ostriches have a 14 meter (46 foot) long small intestine
- blue and white are the most common school colors
- Iceland was the first country to legalise abortion in 1935
- India has over 50 million monkeys
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