- A honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph).
- A camel can shut its nostrils during a desert sandstorm.
- Sea otters hold each other's paws while sleeping so they don't drift apart.
- The hottest chile in the world is the habanero.
- There are 2 chickens for every person.
- The longest one syllable word in the English language is 'screeched'.
- 8.5 million tons of water evaporates from the Dead Sea every day.
- Over 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens each year.
- The ostrich produces a booming noise, often confused with a lion roar.
- The first human-made object to break the sound barrier was a whip.
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