- American Black bears are not just black but include bears of varying colors including blonde, cinnamon, brown, white and even silver-blue.
- Hippopotamuses are born under water.
- Sound travels 10 times faster through granite than air.
- A platypus can eat its weight in worms every day.
- Soccer is the most followed sport.
- A hummingbird's heart beats at over a 1,000 times a minute.
- Australia is the only country that is also a continent.
- In Switzerland, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig because they are prone to loneliness.
- Wine is sold in tinted bottles because it spoils when exposed to light.
- Coffee is generally roasted between 204 - 218C (400 - 425F) (the longer the beans are roasted the darker the roast).
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