Did You Know.....

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...That 10 Urban Legends About Flying That Aren't True

http://www.businessinsider.com/10-airplane-myths-debunked-2013-9

From terrifying tales about airplane bathrooms to mid-flight door-opening fears, there are a lot of myths about air travel flying around out there. Here are 10 urban legends that just aren't true.

Airlines Dump Waste In-Flight
Apparently, so many people believe that airlines jettison sewage in-flight that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had to release a fact sheet titled "It Came from the Sky: Human Waste, Blue Ice, and Aviation" to dispute the myths. The sheet dispels the legend of "blue ice" (or frozen airplane toilet water, which sometimes has a blue chemical added to it), explaining that aircraft waste is stored in a holding tank until landing, that it is not possible for airplane crew to dump waste in-flight (due to the mechanics of the system), and that the most likely explanation for being hit by something blue and disgusting from the sky is that "bird migration also occurs during a time when fruit trees are ripening. As the fruit goes through a bird's digestive system it loses none of its color, which means if it was blue going in, it will be blue coming out."

Personal Electronics Make Planes Crash
If you don't turn off your cell phone before takeoff, are you dooming yourself to a fiery crash? Probably not, or we highly doubt that electronics would be allowed on planes at all. Truth is, there's no real evidence that electronics pose a safety hazard during flight--pilots are even allowed to bring iPads into the cockpit. In fact, earlier this year, the FAA revealed that it's rethinking the ban on device use. So, soon you may not have to stop reading your Kindle during takeoff and landing after all.

Recirculated Air Makes You Sick
Do you get sick every time you fly? It's not the recirculated air that's making you ill. The air inside the cabin is pressurized fresh air that has been filtered to remove more than 99 percent of bacteria and viruses. The more likely culprit for that virus you caught on vacation is something you touched onboard the plane--tray tables, blankets, and bathrooms are germ hotbeds.

Airplane Food Tastes Bad
No one fondly reminisces about all the great airplane meals they've eaten on their travels. But is the food itself really to blame? According to a study conducted by University of Manchester researchers, it could be the loud noise from the plane's engines that makes flyers think their in-flight meals taste bad. The study found that background noise (which is constant on airplanes) can distract eaters and change their perceptions of how the food tastes.

You Can Open the Aircraft Doors In-Flight
News stories abound of disgruntled passengers attempting to pry open airplane doors during flight. No need to worry--it is physically impossible for a person to pry open an airplane door when the cabin is pressurized, because the difference in air pressure is too great.

Brace-Position Conspiracies
Google "brace position" and you'll be treated to pages of results from people who believe that, in the event of a crash, it is not safer to sit in the brace position than sit normally -- and, in fact, that it's encouraged only to preserve passengers' teeth (thereby making body identification easier). Another theory is that the position is designed to break flyers' necks and kill them quickly, because it is cheaper for an airline to pay for a wrongful death settlement than injury compensation. That's just simply not true. Studies of airline crashes have shown that the brace position, when done correctly, saves lives. By placing your head on the seat in front of you, you will significantly reduce the risk of head trauma in a crash.

Autopilot (Not Pilots) Fly Planes These Days
Technology is so advanced that the pilot can just press a button and cruise on autopilot for the entire flight, right? Not quite. Autopilot is rarely used during takeoff and landing. It's primarily used when the plane is cruising. Even then, the pilot keeps a close eye on it and makes adjustments as needed.

You Can Get Stuck to the Airplane Toilet
It's a myth that sounds so plausible even the BBC believed it: In 2002, the news agency ran a reportabout a woman who got stuck to an airplane toilet after she flushed while remaining seated. The story claimed that the flush had created a vacuum seal that trapped the passenger to the toilet and that the woman had to be freed by airport technicians after landing.

The BBC had to run a retraction after the story was proven to be just an urban legend. In fact, it's not possible for anyone to get stuck to an airplane toilet seat--the person sitting would have to create an airtight seal around the toilet (not likely), and even if that did happen, as soon as the toilet stopped flushing, the seal would be broken.

You Get Drunk More Quickly on a Plane
We'd like to think that pricey in-flight drinks give you more bang for your buck by getting you more intoxicated, but it's not true. Studies have shown that drinkers' blood-alcohol levels aren't higher in the air than on the ground. However, both alcohol and air travel can dehydrate you, so your hangover may be worse after a few drinks in the sky than a few at the bar.

The Oxygen in Masks Gets You High
If you prefer to get your scientific facts from Hollywood, you may believe that the oxygen in airplane masks is there to get flyers high. As Tyler Durden said in Fight Club, "You know why they put oxygen masks on planes? Oxygen gets you high. In a catastrophic emergency, you're taking giant panicked breaths. Suddenly you become euphoric, docile. You accept your fate." Of course, the truth is that oxygen masks are there so that you can breathe in the event that the cabin pressure is lost. Oxygen won't get you high--no matter what "oxygen bars" or movies try to tell you.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/the-best-airlines-in-america-2013-9?op=1

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Did you know That 11% of people are left handed

Did you know August has the highest percentage of births

Did you know unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it

Did you know the average person falls asleep in 7 minutes

Did you know a bear has 42 teeth

Did you know an ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain

Did you know most lipsticks contain fish scales

Did you know no two corn flakes look the same

Did you know lemons contain more sugar than strawberries

Did you know 8% of people have an extra rib

Did you know 85% of plant life is found in the ocean

Did you know Ralph Lauren's original name was Ralph Lifshitz

Did you know rabbits like licorice

Did you know the Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters

Did you know 'Topolino' is the name for Mickey Mouse Italy

Did you know a lobsters blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue

Did you know armadillos have 4 babies at a time and are all the same sex

Did you know reindeer like bananas

Did you know the longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds

Did you know birds need gravity to swallow

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25 Scary Bridges

....that if you're not afraid of heights, you have a sense of adventure, and you scoff in the face of danger then you may want to check out these 25 scary bridges you'll have to see to believe:

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5 Most Secret Military Aircraft

Published on Feb 25, 2014

UFO? Try top secret military aircraft. These are the most mysterious military airplanes, jets and space planes flying today, including the infamous Aurora black triangle, the Boeing X-37, the new Northrop Grumman unmanned RQ-180 stealth drone, the Blackstar space bomber, and stealth Black Hawk helicopters.

These incredible black projects were developed under the watch of the US Air Force, the US Navy, the CIA, the US Army and NASA. With numerous sightings, they've been the subject of conspiracy theories and investigations for decades.

Tested in top secret locations like Area 51, evidence and footage is difficult to obtain but rumors of their existence continue to persist.

So buckle up for a look at the 5 most secret military aircraft, and don't be surprised if you encounter a bit of turbulence...

[...]

Dying Ex-CIA Worker Comes Forward About Area 51 & Aliens

Published on May 23, 2013
At an undisclosed location, with Richard Dolans. My gut feeling is this guy is telling the truth, I mean it REALLY seems like he isn't making this up. I mean come on, he's on his deathbed.

[...]

....that the next Future Surveillance Technology is unbelievable...  No One Escape (Full Documentary)

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Did you know...

...the supersonic Concorde jet made its first trial flight on January 1st 1969

...in 1872 Yellowstone in the US was the world's first national park

...in 1900 the average life span in the US was 47

...the first credit card was a Diner's Club card issued in 1950

...the world's first roller coaster opened in 1884 at Coney Island New York

...instant mashed potatoes (dehydrated potato flakes) were invented in Canadian in 1962

...the corkscrew was invented in 1890

... the winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze over completely

...the typewriter was invented in 1829

...the dishwasher was invented in 1889

...the wristwatch was invented in 1904

...before 1850 golf balls were made of leather and were stuffed with feathers

...Superman dates back to June 1938 (he first appeared in Action Comics No. 1)

...the first crossword puzzle appeared in 1913

...the ice cream cone was introduced in 1904

...the first city to mint its own gold coins was Florence, Italy in 1252

...the first aluminum drink can was introduced in 1964

...the first drug that was sold as a water soluble tablet was aspirin in 1900

...women were not allowed to vote in France until 1944

...the world's first paved streets were laid in Rome in 170 B.C.

...the game of Tug-of-war was an Olympic sport from 1900-1920

...John Cadbury founded the Cadbury chocolate company in England in 1842 producing the first chocolate bars

...Franklin Mars invented the Snickers Bar in 1930

...the first ground vacuum packed coffee was first introduced in 1900

...between 1931 and 1969 Walt Disney was awarded 35 Oscars

...Disneyland opened in 1955

...the 1st full length animated film was released by Disney Studios in 1937 (it was Snow White and the seven dwarfs)

...the hamburger was invented in 1900

...the hottest chile in the world is the habanero

...Hawaii officially became apart of the US on June 14 1900

...the dollar was established as the official currency of the US in 1785[/b]

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What Do We Know About "Angels"

"A tear is an intellectual thing, / And a sigh is the Sword of an Angel King."
—William Blake, "The Agony of Faith"

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Angels

Biblical lore tells a variety of different stories about the angels that serve as God's messengers, as conduits between the mortal and the divine, and as personal guardians. There's actually an established three-tier hierarchy of angels, consisting of three different types of angels in each tier. Each has their own distinct purpose, their own role to play and, in some cases, their own strange, strange appearance. The Seraphim, the Cherubim, and the Thrones make up the first tier, the Dominions, the Virtues, and the Powers the second tier, and the Principalities, the Archangels, and the Angels in the lowest tier.

Note: The following distinctions are largely those employed and developed by members of the Catholic faith.

Regardless of our beliefs, we probably all have the same mental image of the Christian angel. Beautiful, divine, with big white wings and probably surrounded by some sort of supernatural light. There's actually an entire hierarchy of angels, though, each with a different purpose.

At the top of the angelic hierarchy are the Seraphim. These six-winged angels (one pair to fly with, one pair to cover their feet, and one pair to cover their faces) are the closest to God, and burn with fire and light as suggested by their name, which is Hebrew for "flaming."

The Cherubim also hold a position in the top tier of the hierarchy, and it's these angels that are usually depicted as little, infant-like, innocent figures in Renaissance paintings. But the Biblical descriptions of the Cherubim are quite different, and different books of the Bible are at odds with each other as to what they look like. They always glow with the light of knowledge, as they're the ones that are the most enlightened of the angels and pass that knowledge on to others. Sometimes they have many, many eyes, and according to Ezechiel there are four Cherubim, each with unbending knees, brass-shod hooves, four arms, wings on each arm, and four faces: human, eagle, lion, and ox.

The Thrones are the third part of the top tier in the Hierarchy, and perhaps the most vaguely described. Occasionally they are defined as being the closest to God instead of the Seraphim, and these angels are God-bearing in function if not in name. They also act as a conduit between God and Earth, funneling divine grace to help guide mortal beings.

The middle tier is made up of the Dominions, the Virtues, and the Powers. The Dominions rank above all the other angels not in the tier above them, and guide both those divine beings they outrank and the mortal beings on Earth. The Virtues are the ones that work miracles, tell the future, heal the sick, and endow mankind with patience and the inner strength to fight earthly battles. The Powers are the angels that fight Satan and his demons, protect people who have been targeted by evil, and help them overcome temptation.

And the lowest tier in the hierarchy includes the Principalities, the Archangels, and the Angels. The Principalities are made up of a group of angels, with each one assigned to overseeing a country, nation, land, or race of people. They're essentially middle management, making sure that only worthy people are given earthly power, that they rule with God in mind ahead of themselves, and that they're guided to a peaceful reign. The Archangels are the heralds, making announcements and revealing prophecies that mankind needs to know. And the Angels are what we usually think of as guardian angels, watching over individual people who believe in God and help where it's needed.

Then, of course, there's the evil angels. The devil himself is defined as an angel that has fallen from grace, and it's said often in the New Testament that he took other angels with him when he left the grace of God. Oddly, in some Greek texts the ideas of a fallen angel and a demon are surprisingly complex. Some Greek writers describe humans as having good demons as their protectors, while it's the evil demons that being chaos and havoc to the world.

Show Me The Proof

New Advent: Angel (Catholic Encyclopedia on Angels)http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01476d.htm
The Celestial Hierarchy of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo-Dionysius_the_Areopagite
The Holy Angels
http://theholyangels.wordpress.com/the-seven-before-the-throne/
The Holy Angel Of God
http://www.catholic.org/saints/angels/angelprayer.php

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ANIMAL FACTS

DID YOU KNOW...

Did you know
a bear has 42 teeth
Did you know
an ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain
Did you know
most lipsticks contain fish scales
Did you know
rabbits like licorice
Did you know
a lobsters blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue
Did you know
armadillos have 4 babies at a time and are all the same sex
Did you know
reindeer like bananas
Did you know
the longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds
Did you know
birds need gravity to swallow
Did you know
a cat has 32 muscles in each ear
Did you know
goldfish can see both infrared and ultraviolet light
Did you know
cats spend 66% of their life asleep
Did you know
macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs
Did you know
spiders are arachnids and not insects
Did you know
Koalas sleep around 18 hours a day
Did you know
all insects have 6 legs
Did you know
African Grey Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words
Did you know
a giraffe can clean its ears with its 21 inch tongue
Did you know
cats have over 100 vocal chords
Did you know
camel's milk doesn't curdle
Did you know
elephants sleep between 4 - 5 hours in 24 period
Did you know
it's possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down
Did you know
frogs can't swallow with their eyes open
Did you know
elephants are the only mammal that can't jump
Did you know
frogs don�t drink (they absorb water through their skin)
Did you know
at birth dalmations are always white
Did you know
hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards
Did you know
a duck can't walk without bobbing its head
Did you know
a hummingbird's heart beats at over a 1,000 times a minute
Did you know
dragonflies have 6 legs but can't walk
Did you know
a crocodile can't move its tongue
Did you know
hippopotamuses have killed more people in Africa than any other animal
Did you know
an elephants ears are used to regulate body temperature
Did you know
bats always turn left when exiting a cave
Did you know
crocodiles never outgrow their enclosure
Did you know
reindeer hair is hollow inside like a tube
Did you know
cows don't have upper front teeth
Did you know
an octopus pupil is rectangular
Did you know
cats can't move their jaw sideways
Did you know
its physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky

[Diane Amberg]

Interesting. I did know 20 of them and learned something new too. Fun!

[Warph]

Interesting. I did know 20 of them and learned something new too. Fun!

Here's one or two more, Diane...

Animal did you knows....

    Did you know a group of frogs is called an army
    Did you know a group of rhinos is called a crash
    Did you know a group of kangaroos is called a mob
    Did you know a group of whales is called a pod
    Did you know a group of geese is called a gaggle
    Did you know a group of owls is called a parliament
    Did you know the only animals that purr are cats
    Did you know a cats urine glows under a blacklight
    Did you know white cats with blue eyes are usually deaf
    Did you know cats have a peripheral vision of 285 degrees
    Did you know small dogs usually live longer than larger breeds
    Did you know domestic cats dislike citrus scents
    Did you know cats can jump up to 7 times their tail length
    Did you know giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels
    Did you know your more likely to be killed by a champagne cork than by a poisonous spider
    Did you know a crocodile can't stick out its tongue
    Did you know ostriches don't bury their heads in sand
    Did you know only female mosquitoes bite
    Did you know hummingbirds can't walk
    Did you know India is home to over 200 million cows
    Did you know duck eggs are the largest eggs in the world
    Did you know owls can't move their eyes from side to side
    Did you know flamingos can bend their knees backwards
    Did you know scorpions glow under ultra violet light
    Did you know ants stretch when they wake up in the morning
    Did you know Isaac Newton invented the cat door
    Did you know more people die from falling coconuts then from shark attacks
    Did you know gorillas sleep 14 hours a day
    Did you know female lions complete 90% of the hunting in their herd
    Did you know the lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years
    Did you know the stomach acids found in a snakes stomach can digest bones and teeth but not fur or hair
    Did you know a giraffe can go longer without water than a camel
    Did you know there are more chickens than people
    Did you know for every human there are 200 million insects
    Did you know the average bed contains over 6 billion dust mites
    Did you know an iguana can stay under water for 28 minutes
    Did you know emus can't walk backwards
    Did you know the average hen lays 228 eggs a year
    Did you know more people are allergic to cows milk than any other food
    Did you know more people are killed from bees than snakes
    Did you know the life span of a house fly is between 10 to 25 days
    Did you know a dolphins top speed is 60kmh (37mph)
    Did you know the smallest dog is the Chihuahua
    Did you know a sharks top speed is 70kmh (44mph)
    Did you know there are 70 million sheep in New Zealand (with 4 million people)
    Did you know sharks are immune to all known diseases
    Did you know the worlds smallest bird is the 'bee hummingbird' found in Cuba
    Did you know African elephants only have 4 teeth
    Did you know 1 billion snails are served in restaurants each year
    Did you know it takes 1 alligator to make a pair of shoes and 3 for a pair of boots
    Did you know a flea can jump 350 times its body length
    Did you know a honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph)
    Did you know a humming bird flaps its wings up to 90 times a second (5,400 times a minute)
    Did you know flys always launch backwards for a quick getaway
    Did you know horses have 18 more bones than humans
    Did you know a cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph)
    Did you know horses sleep standing up
    Did you know a jellyfish is 95% water
    Did you know bats are the only mammals that fly
    Did you know a cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through
    Did you know a snail can sleep for 3 years
    Did you know tigers have striped skin as well as fur
    Did you know crocodiles are colour blind
    Did you know a chameleons tongue is twice the length of its body
    Did you know dogs sweat through the pads on their feet
    Did you know hippopotamuses are born under water
    Did you know whales can't swim backwards
    Did you know camels are born without humps
    Did you know only female mosquitoes bite
    Did you know the average porcupine has 30,000 spikes
    Did you know tarantula spiders can survive 2 and a half years without food
    Did you know crocodiles are responsible for over a 1,000 deaths each year by the Banks of the Nile river
    Did you know there are more insects in the world than all other animals combined
    Did you know giraffes can't swim
    Did you know crocodiles swallow rocks to help them dive deeper
    Did you know an elephant's trunk can hold over 5 litres of water
    Did you know bull's can run faster uphill than down
    Did you know a shark's teeth are literally as hard as steel
    Did you know a moth has no stomach
    Did you know grasshoppers have white blood
    Did you know it takes 4 hours to hardboil an ostrich egg
    Did you know you have fewer muscles than a caterpillar
    Did you know giraffes have no vocal cords
    Did you know most birds eat twice their body weight each day
    Did you know a group of whales is called a pod
    Did you know Kiwi birds are blind
    Did you know armadillos can walk underwater
    Did you know the bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers
    Did you know the cheetah is the only cat that can't retract it's claws
    Did you know roosters can't crow if they can't fully extend their necks
    Did you know dolphins can hear underwater sounds from 24km (15miles) away
    Did you know flamingos can only eat when their heada are upside down
    Did you know the fingerprints of koala bear are indistinguishable to that of a human
    Did you know a female ferret is called a jill
    Did you know porcupines float in water
    Did you know there are 2 chickens for every person
    Did you know there are a million ants for every person on Earth
    Did you know coconuts kill over 150 people each year (more than sharks)
    Did you know emus can't walk backwards
    Did you know 'Babe' was played by over 50 pigs
    Did you know giraffes has the highest blood pressure of any animal
    Did you know India has over 50 million monkeys
    Did you know ostriches have a 14 meter (46 foot) long small intestine
    Did you know your foot is the most common body part bitten by insects
    Did you know Japan is the largest exporter of frog legs
    Did you know a squid has 10 tentacles
    Did you know you're more likely to get stung by a bee on a windy day than any other
    Did you know more people are killed by hippopotamuses then by lions, elephants and water buffalos combined
    Did you know a woodpeckers tongue can wrap around its head twice
    Did you know snakes can't blink
    Did you know ants don�t like baby powder (talcum powder)
    Did you know a rat can tread water for 3 days
    Did you know dolphins can kills sharks by ramming them with their snout
    Did you know sharks can sense a drop of blood from 4km (2.5miles) away
    Did you know bottle nosed whales can dive to a depth of 915 metres (3,000feet) in 2 minutes
    Did you know flamingoes can live up to 80 years
    Did you know the only continent without reptiles or snakes is Antarctica
    Did you know Australia has the largest sheep population
    Did you know greyhounds can reach speeds of up to 67kph (42mph)
    Did you know you can tell the sex of a horse by its teeth (most males have 40, females 36)
Did you know sharks never stop moving even when they sleep or rest
Did you know greyhounds can see better than any other dog breed
Did you know when 2 zebras stand side by side they usually face each other in opposite directions to keep an eye out for predators
Did you know most cows produce more milk when they listen to music
Did you know elephants communicate in sound waves below the frequency that humans can hear
Did you know giant tortoises can live in captivity longer than any other animal
Did you know snakes can't bite in rivers or swamps (they would drown otherwise)
Did you know a blue whale can go up to 6 months without eating
Did you know pelicans consume around a 1/3 of its body weight in a single meal
Did you know gorillas can't swim
Did you know house cats have 18 claws
Did you know giraffes can't cough
Did you know the Giant Pacific Octopus can squeeze its entire body through a hole the size of its beak
Did you know deers don't like hay
Did you know shrimps are all born male but slowly grow into females
Did you know the average elephant produces 22kg (50 pounds) of dunn each day
Did you know there are more than 50 different kinds of kangaroos
Did you know the average lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years
Did you know a platypus can eat its weight in worms every day
Did you know spiders have transparent blood
    Did you know mosquitoes prefer children to adults and blondes to brunettes
    Did you know only 4 out of 20,000 species of bees produce honey
    Did you know March 14 is 'save a spider day'
    Did you know there are over 4,300 known species of ladybugs
    Did you know a fly's recation time is 30 milliseconds
    Did you know butterflies taste with their back feet
    Did you know moths have no stomach
    Did you know bees and house flies flap their wings 200 times a second
    Did you know bees have 4 wings
    Did you know 60 cows can produce a ton of milk each day
    Did you know police dogs are trained to respond to commands in foreign languages (usually German or Hungarian)
    Did you know jellyfish don't have a brain
    Did you know ferrets sleep between 18 - 20 hours a day
    Did you know a group of foxes is called a skulk
    Did you know a hippopotamus can run faster than a man
    Did you know a King Cobra is the biggest of all poisonous snakes and can grow to over 4 metres (13 feet) long
    Did you know lions in the wild usually makes no more than 20 kills a year
    Did you know a male baboon can kill a leopard
    Did you know rhinoceros have 3 toes on each foot
    Did you know a shrimp has 5 pairs of legs
    Did you know elephants can run up to 40kmh (25mph)
    Did you know baby rattlesnakes are born in August and September
    Did you know most snakes have 1 lung
    Did you know camels have 3 eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand
    Did you know the night vision of tigers is 6 times better than humans
    Did you know flamingoes can live up to 80 years old
    Did you know in Africa more people are killed by crocodiles than lions
    Did you know most dinosaurs lived to be more than 100 years old
    Did you know out of the 250+ known species of shark only 18 are known to be dangerous to man
    Did you know an ostriches can outrun a horse
    Did you know ostriches can live up to 75 years old
    Did you know sheep won't drink from running water
    Did you know squirrels can climb trees faster than they can run on the ground
    Did you know wild cobras can live up to 20 years old
    Did you know the average cow produces 40 glasses of milk a day
    Did you know a blue whale can weigh as much as 30 elephants and as long as 3 large tour buses
    Did you know the greyhound is the fastest dog and can reach speeds of up to 72kph (45mph)
    Did you know the fastest fish in the sea is the swordfish and can reach up to speeds of 108kph (68mph, 59knots)
    Did you know female condors lays a single egg once every 2 years
    Did you know hippopotamuses have skin 3.8cm (1.5in) thick
    Did you know an arrow frog has enough poison to kill over 2,200 people
    Did you know whales have the slowest metabolism of all animals
    Did you know penguins are only found in the southern hemisphere primarily in Antarctica (excluding zoos above the equator)
    Did you know toads only eat moving prey
    Did you know when born a baby giraffe is 1.8m (6ft) tall
    Did you know a bear in hibernation loses up to 25% of its body weight
    Did you know pandas spend 12 hours a day eating bamboo
    Did you know crocodiles continually grow new sets of teeth to replace old ones
    Did you know the skeleton of an African elephant accounts for about 15% of its body weight
    Did you know there are over 1,600 known species of starfishes
    Did you know there are over 320 species of parrots
    Did you know there are over 40,000 muscles tendons in an elephant's trunk
    Did you know there are over 690 known species of bats
    Did you know there are over 130 species of owl
    Did you know a garfish has green bones
    Did you know a camel can shut its nostrils during a desert sandstorm
    Did you know a cat can keep purring while inhaling and exhaling
    Did you know a fox litter is 10 to 15 pups
    Did you know the spikes of a newborn hedgehog begin to appear within 24 hours
    Did you know camels can drink 94 litres (25 gallons) of water in less than 3 minutes
    Did you know you can smell a skunk 1.6km (1 mile) away
    Did you know chicken drumsticks contain the least amount of meat on a chicken
    Did you know more people are allergic to cows milk than any other food
    Did you know a bumble bee flaps its wings at 160 times a second
    Did you know a dragonfly can fly at 40kph (25mph)
    Did you know flies can react to an object it sees and change direction in less than 30 milliseconds
    Did you know a queen bee can lay up to 3,000 eggs in one day
    Did you know ants can lift 50 times their own weight
    Did you know bees can see ultraviolet light
    Did you know 80% of the world's food crops are pollinated by insects
    Did you know 10% of with world's food supply is consumed by insects
    Did you know it takes 110 silkworm cocoons to make an average tie
    Did you know queen termites can live up to 50 years
    Did you know most spiders have transparent blood
    Did you know caterpillars have over 2,000 muscles
    Did you know the fastest insect is the Australian dragon fly (its top speed is 57 km/h (35mp/h))
    Did you know honey bees kill more people each year than snakes
    Did you know there are over 100,000 different species of butterflies
    Did you know there are over 80,000 different species of ants
    Did you know it takes 5 years for an oyster to produce a medium sized pearl
    Did you know moths have white blood
    Did you know dolphin's can detect underwater sounds from 24 km (15 miles) away
    Did you know dinosaurs lived on Earth for over 165 million years before they became extinct
    Did you know jellyfish have been on Earth for over 650 million years
    Did you know only pregnant females polar bears hibernate
    Did you know polar bears are strictly carnivores
    Did you know some dinosaurs had tails over 13m (45 feet) long
    Did you know the average age of a polar bear in the wild is 17 years
    Did you know the tallest mammal is the giraffe
    Did you know warthogs can reach speeds of 48km/h (29mph)
    Did you know warthogs live for 15 years
    Did you know when baby polar bear cubs are born they cannot see or hear for their first month
    Did you know less than 20% of shark attacks are fatal
    Did you know chameleons can move their eyes in two directions at the same time
    Did you know a chameleon's tongue is twice as long as its body
    Did you know a newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch in tall
    Did you know a woodpecker can peck 20 times a second
    Did you know catfish have over 100,000 taste buds
    Did you know it takes 40 minutes to hard boil an ostrich egg
    Did you know the world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand
    Did you know mosquitoes dislike citronella because it irritates their feet
    Did you know mosquitoes prefer children to adults and blondes to brunettes
    Did you know no two spider webs are the same
    Did you know there are over 900,000 known species of insects
    Did you know worker ants may live for 7 years and the queen up to 15
    Did you know the study of insects is called entomology
    Did you know the average life span of a mosquito is 2 weeks
    Did you know there are over 900 species of bats
    Did you know after bananas a zoo gorilla's favorite food is celery
    Did you know the African Rock Python can survive 2 years without eating
    Did you know ostrich meat is the leanest of all red meats
    Did you know gatophobia is the fear of cats
    Did you know helminthophobia is the fear of worms
    Did you know herpetophobia is the fear of reptiles
    Did you know hippophobia is the fear of horses
    Did you know ichthyophobia is the fear of fish
    Did you know melissophobia is the fear of bees
    Did you know myrmecophobia is the fear of ants
    Did you know ornithophobia is the fear of birds
    Did you know zoophobia is the fear of animals
    Did you know a lions feed once every 3 to 4 days
    Did you know lion's can't roar until the age of 2
    Did you know all owls lay white eggs
    Did you know all snakes are carnivorous
    Did you know the tentacles of the giant arctic jellyfish can reach 36.6 meters (120 feet)
    Did you know cheetahs can accelerate from 0 to 70 km/h (43mp/h) in 3 seconds
    Did you know the oldest cockroach fossils are over 280 million years old

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