- More people are killed by hippopotamuses then by lions, elephants and water buffalos combined.
- A sneeze can travel up to 99 mph.
- The longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds.
- The longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'.
- Dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 165 million years before they became extinct.
- You burn more calories sleeping than watching television.
- Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
- A car travelling at 80kph (50mph) uses half its fuel to overcome wind resistance.
- Some dinosaurs had tails over 13m (45 feet) long.
- Amathophobia is the fear of dust.
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