• In Singapore, it is illegal to chew gum. • In New Jersey, cabbages cant be sold on Sunday. • Sharks can live up to 100 years. Humans have 46 chromosomes, peas have 14 and crayfish have 200. • KIWIS are the only birds which hunt by sense of smell. • The only 2 animals that can see what’s behind it without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot. • Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia. • Vitamin K is necessary for clotting of blood. • Giraffes can not swim. • Bird Feeding; do not feed birds on avocado since its a toxic to birds. • Chocolate affects a dogs heart and nervous system. A chocolate portion is enough to kill a small sized dog. • An OWL is the only bird, which can rotate its head to 270 degrees. • By the age of sixty, most people have lost half of their taste buds. • The Xs that people use to sign off in letters or notes to mean a kiss, actually started back in the 1000s when Lords would sign their names at the end of documents to other important people. It was originally a cross that they would kiss after signing to signify that they were faithful to God and their King. Over the years though, it slanted into the X. • The term Cop comes from Constable on Patrol, which is a term used in England. • Forest fires move faster uphill than downhill. • Porcupines float on water. • Pinocchio is Italian for pine eye. • The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds. • A hedgehogs heart beats 300 times a minute on average. • Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from sand. Ends
