- Crocodiles swallow rocks to help them dive deeper.
- There are more fake than real flamingos.
- The Bee Hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
- The largest living organism in the world is a fungus. It is in Oregon, covering 2,200 acres and is still growing.
- The US flag has 13 stripes (representing the original 13 states).
- The first sailing boats were built in Egypt.
- A jiffy is an actual time measurement equaling 1/100th of a second.
- The makers of the board game Monopoly print over 50 billion dollars worth of Monopoly money every year.
- A pigeon's feathers are heavier than its bones.
- The fastest insect is the Australian dragon fly (its top speed is 57 km/h (35mp/h)).
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