- A camel can shut its nostrils during a desert sandstorm.
- A male baboon can kill a leopard.
- You can't tickle yourself.
- Pearls melt in vinegar.
- The word 'geometry' comes from the Greek words 'geo', meaning earth, and 'metria', meaning measure.
- Cats have a peripheral vision of 285 degrees.
- A deck of cards should be shuffled at least 7 times before playing.
- Tachophobia is the fear of speed.
- The word fortnight is a contraction of the 2 words 'fourteen nights'.
- Ants don't like baby powder (talcum powder).
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