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Over 96% of American households purchase bananas at least once a month. Shrimps are all born male but slowly grow into females. When grazing or resting, cows tend to align their bodies with the magnetic north and south poles. An individual blood cell takes about 60 seconds to make a complete circuit of the body. The most commonly used word in English conversation is 'I'. Snails can sleep for up to three years. The 'black box' that houses an airplanes voice recorder is actually orange so it can be more easily detected amid the debris of a plane crash. The wheelbarrow is invented in China. When lightning strikes it can reach up to 30,000 degrees celsius (54,000 degrees fahrenheit). Ripening bananas glow an intense blue under black light. reload more facts