Did you know that;
- green tea has 50% more vitamin C than black tea
- fresh apples float because they contain 25% air
- the most valuable nutrients of a potato are its skin
- cabbage is 91% water
- the average person consumes over a ton of food and drink each year
- dark green lettuce leaves are more nutritious than lighter ones
- arachibutyrophobia is fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth
- cooking or freezing does not reduce the heat (spiciness) of a chile pepper
- chicken drumsticks contain the least amount of meat on a chicken
- Americans consume over 10 billion bowls of soup each year
- chocolate is the number 1 food craved by women
- 93% of households in Denmark consume wine (the highest % in the world with France second with 85% of households)
- the ice cream cone was introduced in 1904
- a connected bunch of bananas is called a hand and individual bananas are called fingers
- you have to eat 5kg (11lb) of potatoes to put on .5kg (1lb) of weight (a potato has no more calories than an apple)
- on the average there are 8 peas in a pod
- thin skinned lemons are the juiciest
- there are over 7,000 different types of apples
- there are over 2,500 different types of mushrooms
- you can smell a skunk 1.6km (1 mile) away
- camels can drink 94 litres (25 gallons) of water in less than 3 minutes
- the spikes of a newborn hedgehog begin to appear within 24 hours
- a fox litter is 10 to 15 pups
- a cat can keep purring while inhaling and exhaling
- a camel can shut its nostrils during a desert sandstorm
- a garfish has green bones
- there are over 130 species of owl
- there are over 690 known species of bats
- there are over 40,000 muscles tendons in an elephant's trunk
- there are over 320 species of parrots
- there are over 1,600 known species of starfishes
- the skeleton of an African elephant accounts for about 15% of its body weight
- crocodiles continually grow new sets of teeth to replace old ones
- pandas spend 12 hours a day eating bamboo
- a bear in hibernation loses up to 25% of its body weight
- when born a baby giraffe is 1.8m (6ft) tall
- toads only eat moving prey
- penguins are only found in the southern hemisphere primarily in Antarctica (excluding zoos above the equator)
- whales have the slowest metabolism of all animals
- an arrow frog has enough poison to kill over 2,200 people
- hippopotamuses have skin 3.8cm (1.5in) thick
- female condors lays a single egg once every 2 years
- the fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots)
- the greyhound is the fastest dog and can reach speeds of up to 72kph (45mph)
- a blue whale can weigh as much as 30 elephants and as long as 3 large tour buses
- the average cow produces 40 glasses of milk a day
- wild cobras can live up to 20 years old
- squirrels can climb trees faster than they can run on the ground
- sheep won't drink from running water
- ostriches can live up to 75 years old
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