★In Switzerland it is illegal to own just one guinea pig.★Hot water freezes faster than cold water. This is called the Mpemba effect.★A mosquito has 47 teeth.★Cats can't taste sweetness.★The Statue of Liberty was originally intended to be a lighthouse.★Avocados are toxic to most animals except humans.★Ostriches can run faster than horses.★A group of crows mobbing a predator is literally called a 'murder patrol'.★The 'new car smell' is made of dozens of chemicals off-gassing from the interior.★Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun.★A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.★The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds.★Sharks existed on Earth before trees did.★Humans are the only animals that blush.★The Hawaiian alphabet has only 13 letters.★Banging your head against a wall for one hour burns 150 calories.★Cotton candy was co-invented by a dentist.★The human brain uses about 20% of the body's total energy.★Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can.★A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
★In Switzerland it is illegal to own just one guinea pig.★Hot water freezes faster than cold water. This is called the Mpemba effect.★A mosquito has 47 teeth.★Cats can't taste sweetness.★The Statue of Liberty was originally intended to be a lighthouse.★Avocados are toxic to most animals except humans.★Ostriches can run faster than horses.★A group of crows mobbing a predator is literally called a 'murder patrol'.★The 'new car smell' is made of dozens of chemicals off-gassing from the interior.★Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun.★A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.★The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds.★Sharks existed on Earth before trees did.★Humans are the only animals that blush.★The Hawaiian alphabet has only 13 letters.★Banging your head against a wall for one hour burns 150 calories.★Cotton candy was co-invented by a dentist.★The human brain uses about 20% of the body's total energy.★Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can.★A group of porcupines is called a prickle.