- Bees and house flies flap their wings 200 times a second.
- Some cats are allergic to humans.
- Wooly mammoths grew as tall as 14 feet, weighing 10 tons. Mammoths used tusks for protection and to attract mates.
- The primary reason for growing rice in flooded paddies is to drown the weeds surrounding the young seedlings (rice can grow in well drained areas).
- Female condors lays a single egg once every 2 years.
- Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
- The longest attack of hiccups lasted 68 years.
- The typical wave height from Pacific tsunami is between 6 - 9 metres.
- Ostrich Eggs can support the weight of a grown man.
- The most valuable nutrients of a potato are its skin.
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