- Camels are born without humps.
- Cats are not able to taste anything that is sweet.
- The Australian aircraft carrier QANTAS stands for Queensland And Northern Territories Aerial Service.
- The word utopia u2013 an ideal place u2013 ironically comes from a Greek word meaning u201cno place.u201d.
- The night vision of tigers is 6 times better than humans.
- The fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots).
- Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas.
- Employees of the Vatican pay no income tax.
- Dogs sweat through the pads on their feet.
- A jiffy is an actual time measurement equaling 1/100th of a second.
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