Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backward.
Almonds are part of the peach family.
The only food that does not spoil is honey.
A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber.
The average human eats 8 spiders in his/her lifetime while sleeping.
Elephants only sleep two hours a day.
A duck's quack doesn't echo.
The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps.
Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.
The average women consumes six pounds of lipstick in her lifetime.
The longest one syllable word is "screeched."
No word in the English language rhymes with month.
No piece of paper can be folded more than seven times.
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
Lizards communicate by doing push-ups.
Licking a stamp burns 10 calories.
Smelling apples and/or bananas can help you lose weight.
Seals sleep only one and a half minutes at a time.
Your eye expands up to 45% when looking at something pleasing.
The Basenji is the only type of dog that does not bark.
The blue whale's heart is the size of a small car.
Cows give more milk when they listen to music.
The act of chewing an apple is a more efficient way to stay awake than caffeine.
Colors like red, yellow and orange make you hungry.
A flea can jump 30,000 times without stopping.
The legs of bats are too weak to support their weight, so they hang upside down.
On average, you'll spend a year of your life looking for misplaced objects.
There is an underground mushroom in Oregon that measures 3.5 miles across.
Butterflies were formerly known by the name Flutterby.
The pineapple is a very big berry.
Borborygmi is the noise that your stomach makes when you are hungry.
The center of some golf balls contain honey.
"Disco" means "I learn" in Latin.
Chameleons can move both their eyes in different directions at the same time.
All polar bears are left-handed.
Apples, peaches and raspberries are all members of the rose family.
Beavers have orange teeth.
The woodpecker can hammer wood up to 16 times per second.
Snails can sleep for up to three years.
If there are two full moons in a month, the second one is called a blue moon.
A group of cats is called a clowder.
Polar bear fur is transparent, not white.
Fresh cranberries can be bounced like a rubber ball.
The dot over the letter i is called a tittle.
To temporarily revive your ballpoint pen, dip the tip into hot water for a few seconds.
Candles will burn longer and drip less if they are placed in the freezer a few hours before using.
A one-minute kiss burns 26 calories.
