- A woodpeckers tongue can wrap around its head twice.
- Different names for the number 0 include zero, nought, naught, nil, zilch and zip.
- Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae as humans: 7.
- The average American eats 263 eggs a year.
- Banana plants are the largest plants without a woody stem (they belong to the same family as lilies, orchids and palms).
- Baby koalas are fed poo by their parents after they are born which helps them digest Eucalyptus leaves later in life.
- Panda bears eat up to 16 hours a day.
- Chicago is named after smelly garlic that once grew in the area.
- China manufacturers 70% of the worlds toys.
- The Great Wall of China is approximately 6,430 Km long (3,995 miles).
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