- The first hot air balloon passengers were a sheep, duck, and rooster.
- An ostrich can outrun a horse.
- A Sphygmomanometer measures blood pressure.
- Chameleons can move both their eyes in different directions at the same time.
- 20% of China's plants are used in medicine.
- The national animal of Scotland is the Unicorn.
- There are 2,598,960 possible hands in a 5 card poker game.
- The Giant Pacific Octopus can squeeze its entire body through a hole the size of its beak.
- Orienteering originated from Sweden.
- Flamingoes can live up to 80 years old.
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