- Your mouth produces 1 litre of saliva a day.
- In 1872 Yellowstone in the US was the world's first national park.
- The summer solstice marks the first day of summer and the longest day of the year.
- The stomach acids found in a snakes stomach can digest bones and teeth but not fur or hair.
- Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
- Male humpback whales can sing up to half an hour nonstop and even mimic other whale songs.
- It takes 50 minutes to soft boil and two hours to hard boil an ostrich egg.
- Twins have a very high occurrence of left-handedness.
- Snails can sleep for up to three years.
- The US shreds 7,000 tons of worn out currency each year.
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