- The average life span of a mosquito is 2 weeks.
- Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk.
- A snail can sleep for 3 years.
- Snakes can see even with their eyes closed.
- Cows give more milk when they listen to music.
- The first human-made object to break the sound barrier was a whip.
- The average person takes 23,000 breaths a day.
- Cucumbers are 96% water.
- In 1642 French mathematician Blaise Pascal invented the mechanical calculator.
- The skeleton of an African elephant accounts for about 15% of its body weight.
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