- A King Cobra is the biggest of all poisonous snakes and can grow to over 4 metres (13 feet) long.
- Ichthyophobia is the fear of fish.
- Greyhounds can see better than any other dog breed.
- Once a women reachs the age of 30 they lose 1% of their bone mass every year thereafter (by the time a women is 50 she will have lost 20%).
- On your birthday you share it with 9 million others.
- Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras lived around the year 500 BC and is known for his Pythagorean theorem relating to the three sides of a right angle triangle: a^2 + b^2 = c^2.
- The pupils in goats' eyes are rectangular.
- Powerful earthquakes can make the Earth spin faster.
- Male humpback whales can sing up to half an hour nonstop and even mimic other whale songs.
- A cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph).
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