- The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953.
- A crocodile can't stick out its tongue.
- It takes 5 years for an oyster to produce a medium sized pearl.
- The original design of Monopoly was circular.
- American Black bears are not just black but include bears of varying colors including blonde, cinnamon, brown, white and even silver-blue.
- The human eye blinks over 4,200,000 times a year.
- Fresh cranberries can be bounced like a rubber ball.
- In 1634, Tulip bulbs were a form of currency in Holland.
- Bottle nosed whales can dive to a depth of 915 metres (3,000feet) in 2 minutes.
- Every square inch of the human body has an average of 32 million bacteria on it.
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