★Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun.★Antarctica is the only continent without native reptiles or snakes.★So far, two diseases have successfully been eradicated: smallpox and rinderpest.★A group of ferrets is called a business.★The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress signal.★It is physically impossible to hum while holding your nose.★The first item ever sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer.★A snail can sleep for three years straight.★Cows have regional accents, they moo differently in different areas.★A shrimp's heart is located in its head.★The Dutch were once the tallest people in the world.★Honey never spoils. Archaeologists found 3000-year-old honey in Egyptian tombs that was still edible.★There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee.★A 'jiffy' is one trillionth of a second in physics.★The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds.★The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye.★The first oranges weren't orange, they were green.★The Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches taller during summer.★A group of pandas is called an embarrassment.★Sharks existed on Earth before trees did.
★Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun.★Antarctica is the only continent without native reptiles or snakes.★So far, two diseases have successfully been eradicated: smallpox and rinderpest.★A group of ferrets is called a business.★The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress signal.★It is physically impossible to hum while holding your nose.★The first item ever sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer.★A snail can sleep for three years straight.★Cows have regional accents, they moo differently in different areas.★A shrimp's heart is located in its head.★The Dutch were once the tallest people in the world.★Honey never spoils. Archaeologists found 3000-year-old honey in Egyptian tombs that was still edible.★There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee.★A 'jiffy' is one trillionth of a second in physics.★The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds.★The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye.★The first oranges weren't orange, they were green.★The Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches taller during summer.★A group of pandas is called an embarrassment.★Sharks existed on Earth before trees did.