- Denver sits at 5,280 feet elevation (1 mile above sea level).
- Franklin Mars invented the Snickers Bar in 1930.
- Brazil got its name from the Brazilian nut (not the other way around).
- Cotton can catch fire with enough super glue applied.
- Adult humans are the only mammal that can't breathe and swallow at the same time.
- You can tell a turtle's gender by the noise it makes. Males grunt and females hiss.
- Some bears build nests in trees to sunbathe and rest.
- Ferrets sleep between 18 - 20 hours a day.
- Crocodiles continually grow new sets of teeth to replace old ones.
- Sharks lose teeth a lot when they eat. Some sharks will replace as many as 25,000 teeth in a lifetime.
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