- The word 'taxi' is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, and Portuguese.
- Elevenses is a break for light refreshments taken at 11AM in England.
- All the blinking in one day equates to having your eyes closed for 30 minutes.
- Toe wrestling is a competitive sport.
- Octopuses think with their tentacles.
- Cheerios cereal was originally called Cheerioats.
- Madonna and Michael Jackson were both born in 1958.
- Sea Lions have rhythm. They are the only animal able to clap to a beat.
- Wooly mammoths grew as tall as 14 feet, weighing 10 tons. Mammoths used tusks for protection and to attract mates.
- Panda bears eat up to 16 hours a day.
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