★There are only two countries in the world whose names start with 'The': The Gambia and The Bahamas.★Pineapples take about two years to grow.★A group of pandas is called an embarrassment.★The microwave oven was invented by accident when a researcher noticed a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.★Cats can't taste sweetness.★Dolphins have names for each other.★Your stomach gets a new lining every 3 to 4 days, otherwise it would digest itself.★Most 'silver' spoons are actually made of stainless steel.★Ostriches can run faster than horses.★So far, two diseases have successfully been eradicated: smallpox and rinderpest.★The Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches taller during summer.★A snail can have up to 25,000 teeth on its tongue.★Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.★Pigeons can recognize themselves in a mirror.★The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.★More than half of all people alive today have never made a phone call.★A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.★The smell of rain has a name: petrichor.★The Statue of Liberty was originally intended to be a lighthouse.★Ancient Egyptians slept on stone pillows.
★There are only two countries in the world whose names start with 'The': The Gambia and The Bahamas.★Pineapples take about two years to grow.★A group of pandas is called an embarrassment.★The microwave oven was invented by accident when a researcher noticed a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.★Cats can't taste sweetness.★Dolphins have names for each other.★Your stomach gets a new lining every 3 to 4 days, otherwise it would digest itself.★Most 'silver' spoons are actually made of stainless steel.★Ostriches can run faster than horses.★So far, two diseases have successfully been eradicated: smallpox and rinderpest.★The Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches taller during summer.★A snail can have up to 25,000 teeth on its tongue.★Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.★Pigeons can recognize themselves in a mirror.★The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.★More than half of all people alive today have never made a phone call.★A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.★The smell of rain has a name: petrichor.★The Statue of Liberty was originally intended to be a lighthouse.★Ancient Egyptians slept on stone pillows.