Odd+Facts

1,525,000,000 miles of telephone wire are strung across the Unites States. 10 percent of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment. 10% of human dry weight comes from bacteria 11% of the world is left-handed. 25% of a human's bones are in its feet. 80% of animals on earth are insects. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you cannot sink into quicksand. A "2 by 4" is really 1 1/2 by 3 1/2. A "Blue Moon" is the second full moon in a calendar month (it is rarely blue). A 10-gallon hat actually only holds about 3/4 gallon. . A B-25 bomber crashed into the 79th floor of theEmpireStateBuildingon July 28, 1945. A bat is the only mammal that flies. A bathometer is an instrument for indicating the depth of the sea beneath a moving vessel. A bean has more DNA per cell than a human cell A bee could travel 4 million miles (6.5 million km) at 7 mph (11 km/h) on the energy it would obtain from 1 gallon (3.785 liters) of nectar, or it could just sit down on and enjoy that honey properly. A beaver's teeth never stop growing. A body decomposes four times as fast in water than on land. A butterfly can look at you through 12,000 eyes. A capon is a castrated rooster. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A cat has 4 rows of whiskers. A cat uses it's whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. A chameleon can move its eyes in two directions at the same time. A chameleon's tongue is twice the length of its body. A Cheetah at full speed takes strides of 8 meters. A cheetah is the fastest animal, clocked in at: 70mph. A chef's hat is tall and balloons at the top so as to counteract the intense heat in the kitchen. The unique shape allows air to circulate around the scalp, keeping the head cool. A chicken who just lost its head can run the length of a football field before dropping dead.

A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speeds up to 60 mph. A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person. A diamond will not dissolve in acid. The only thing that can destroy it is intense heat. A dog can hear high frequency sounds, which a human ear cannot. A dragonfly can fly 25 mph. A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours. A dragonfly is also known as "devil's darning needle", "horse stinger" and "devil's steelyard". A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate. A female swine or sow will always have an even number of teats or nipples. A fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of three months. A fingernail or toenail takes about 6 months to grow from base to tip. A fish's memory span is 3 seconds. A fly always jumps backwards for a quick getaway when you try to hit it. A fly hums in the middle octave, key F. A foal is a baby horse. A full-grown bear can run as fast as a horse. . . A group of crows is called a murder. A hamlet is a village without a church and a town is not a city until it has a cathedral. A hard-boiled egg will spin. An uncooked or soft-boiled egg will not. A honey bee must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey A honey bee travels an estimated 43,000 miles to gather one pound of honey. A pound of honey consists of 29,184 drops. A honeybee can fly at fifteen miles per hour. A horse can sleep standing up. A Horse has 18 more bones than a Human. A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day. A human has a bone just after the spine ends, which helps proves that humans once had tails (possibly). A human head remains conscious for about 15 to 20 seconds after it is been decapitated. A human's scent membrane in the nose is about the size of a postage stamp. A dog's is about the size of a handkerchief. It's olfactory lobe is also 4 times that of a humanThanx liz chell A humming bird flaps its wings up to 90 times in one second or over 5000 times a minute. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny

A jellyfish is 95 percent water, and humans around 70% A jellyfish is 95% water. jumbo jet uses 4,000 gallons of fuel to take off. A kangaroo can jump up to 3 meters high and leap up to 8 meters. A kangaroo can't jump unless it's tail is touching the ground. . A lions roar can be heard from five miles away. A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court. ." A male emperor moth can smell a female emperor moth up to 7 miles away. A male moth can smell a female moth from 100 yards away. A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night. A mosquito will become restless and start flying around if there is an increase of carbon dioxide in the surrounding air A mule is a crossbreed between a male donkey and a female horse. A hinnie is yada yada a female donkey and a male horse. . A pig is the only animal than can get sunburned. A queen bee lays about 1,500 eggs on an average day. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. A rat can go without water longer than a camel can. A rattlesnake's fangs fold inward when its mouth is closed so it doesn't bite itself. A Saudi Arabian woman can get a divorce if her husband doesn't give her coffee. A sneeze can exceed the speed of 100 mph. A starfish can turn its stomach inside out. A typical lightning bolt is two to four inches wide and two miles long. A vulture will never attack a human or animal that is moving. A whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound. A women's heart beats faster than men. About 10% of the world's population is left-handed.
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