- 55% of all movies are rated R.
- The algae found in the world's oceans produces nearly 50% of the world's oxygen.
- Hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards.
- Penguins mate for life and both parents care for their young.
- The word 'taxi' is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, and Portuguese.
- The fastest gust of wind ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour.
- Fingernails grow faster than toenails.
- The dot on top of the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
- Unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it.
- Blue whale tongues can weigh 8,000 pounds, or as much as an elephant, and their hearts weigh close to a ton.
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