At latitude 60 degrees south you can sail all the way around the world.
A Chinese checkerboard has 121 holes.
The hyoid bone, in your throat, is the only bone in the body not attached to another bone.
Mice, whales, elephants, giraffes and man all have seven neck vertebra.
Sunbeams that shine down through the clouds are called crespucular rays.
Very small clouds that look like they have been broken off of bigger clouds are called scuds.
On a dewy morning, if you look at your shadow in the grass, the dew drops shine light back to your eye, creating a halo called a heilgenschein (German for halo).
Giraffes have no vocal cords.
When angered, the ears of Tazmanian devils turn a pinkish-red.
All porcupines float in water.
It takes a lobster approxiamately seven years to grow to be one pound.
A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain.
A bear has 42 teeth.
Almost all swans and sturgeons in England are property of the Queen and disturbing them is a serious offense.
Hang On Sloopy is the official rock song of Ohio.
A-1 Steak Sauce contains both orange peel and raisins.
The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' symbolizes 'two women living under one roof'.
Pickled herrings were invented in 1375.
At McDonalds in New Zealand, they serve apricot pies instead of cherry ones.
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