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Many mammals, including cats and dogs, walk on their toes in contrast to humans, who walk on the soles of their feet. When born a baby giraffe is 1.8m (6ft) tall. Bull's can run faster uphill than down. The first parachute jump from plane was in 1918 over France. Wild cobras can live up to 20 years old. Mosquitoes prefer children to adults and blondes to brunettes. Despite its hump, a camel has a straight spine. The average hen lays 228 eggs a year. The golden ratio of approximately 1.618 between two quantities such as lengths often appears in nature (tree branching, uncurling ferns, pine cone arrangements etc) and has been used throughout history to create aesthetically pleasing designs and art works such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The statue of Liberty's mouth is 3 feet wide. reload more facts