★There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than atoms in the observable universe.★Hot water freezes faster than cold water. This is called the Mpemba effect.★Rats laugh when tickled.★A lion's roar can be heard from up to 5 miles away.★The Statue of Liberty was originally intended to be a lighthouse.★If you lift a kangaroo's tail off the ground it can't hop.★A 'jiffy' is one trillionth of a second in physics.★Most 'silver' spoons are actually made of stainless steel.★Ketchup was once sold as medicine in the 1830s.★Voice actors for Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.★Banging your head against a wall for one hour burns 150 calories.★Bubble wrap was originally invented as wallpaper.★The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.★A group of owls is called a parliament.★Cashews grow on the outside of a fruit, not inside a shell.★The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.★Dolphins sleep with one eye open.★Cats can't taste sweetness.★A day on Mercury lasts 59 Earth days.★A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a jellybean.
★There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than atoms in the observable universe.★Hot water freezes faster than cold water. This is called the Mpemba effect.★Rats laugh when tickled.★A lion's roar can be heard from up to 5 miles away.★The Statue of Liberty was originally intended to be a lighthouse.★If you lift a kangaroo's tail off the ground it can't hop.★A 'jiffy' is one trillionth of a second in physics.★Most 'silver' spoons are actually made of stainless steel.★Ketchup was once sold as medicine in the 1830s.★Voice actors for Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.★Banging your head against a wall for one hour burns 150 calories.★Bubble wrap was originally invented as wallpaper.★The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.★A group of owls is called a parliament.★Cashews grow on the outside of a fruit, not inside a shell.★The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.★Dolphins sleep with one eye open.★Cats can't taste sweetness.★A day on Mercury lasts 59 Earth days.★A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a jellybean.