- Rabbits like licorice.
- Akousticophobia is the fear of noises.
- Roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks.
- Clothes dried outside smell better because of a process called photolysis (sunlight breaks down compounds that cause odor).
- The compass and straight edge were powerful tools in the advancement of geometry, allowing the construction of various lengths, angles and geometric shapes.
- By age 60 most people would have lost half of their taste buds.
- A fly's reaction time is 30 milliseconds.
- Camels have 3 eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.
- A standard 747 jumbo jet has 420 seats.
- Flies can react to an object it sees and change direction in less than 30 milliseconds.
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