- The grapefruit gets its name from the way it grows in clusters like grapes on a vine.
- A group of geese is called a gaggle.
- Most dinosaurs lived to be more than 100 years old.
- Cheetahs can accelerate from 0 to 70 km/h (43mp/h) in 3 seconds.
- The Statue of Liberty features 7 points in her crown- one for each of the continents.
- Termites eat through wood 2 times faster when listening to rock music.
- A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber of the same size.
- A crocodile can't stick out its tongue.
- Sharks never stop moving even when they sleep or rest.
- The odds of being struck by lightning are one in 15,300 in your lifetime.
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