- An astronaut can be up to 2 inches taller returning from space (the cartilage disks in the spine expand in the absence of gravity).
- The worlds smallest bird is the 'bee hummingbird' found in Cuba.
- Norway once knighted a penguin.
- All scorpions glow.
- A pearl can be dissolved by vinegar.
- A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
- Americas top selling ice cream flavour is vanilla.
- Ombrophobia is the fear of rain.
- The smallest country in the world takes up .2 square miles: Vatican City.
- Cats are not able to taste anything that is sweet.
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