- More people are killed by hippopotamuses then by lions, elephants and water buffalos combined.
- Baboons were once trained by Egyptians to wait on tables.
- The sun is actually white, but the earth's atmosphere makes it appear yellow.
- Most of the Vitamin C found in fruits is in the skin.
- The fingerprints of koala bear are indistinguishable to that of a human.
- The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes.
- Unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it.
- Flamingos turn pink from eating shrimp.
- Snails can sleep for up to three years.
- An elephant's trunk can hold over 5 litres of water.
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