- The only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia.
- Hummingbirds can't walk.
- You can smell a skunk 1.6km (1 mile) away.
- Fresh cranberries can be bounced like a rubber ball.
- There are over 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building.
- Cats spend 66% of their life asleep.
- The word 'karate' means 'empty hand'.
- The fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots).
- Flightless birds, like the penguin, could once fly.
- A cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph).
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