Facts.

The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does not grow branches until it is 75 years old.

The biggest bug in the world is the Goliath Beetle which can weigh up to 3.5 ounces and be 4.5 inches long

The word Spain means "the land of rabbits."

The titan arum flower is the largest flower in the world and gives off a horrible odor that smells like rotting flesh when it blooms

Every day, the average person swallows about a quart of snot

Goats do not have upper front teeth

Ironically, when doctors in Los Angeles, California went on strike in 1976, the daily number of deaths in the city dropped 18%

On average, a beaver can cut down two hundred trees a year.

Ironically, watermelons, which are 92% water, originated from the Kalahari Desert in Africa

A slug has four noses

Marilyn Monroe had six toes

Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.

Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!

Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!

Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible.

Coca-Cola would be green if colouring weren’t added to it.

Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206.

Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!

Dolphins sleep with one eye open!

The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old!

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds

It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open (but gavin claims that he can. i'll make him show me.)

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years!

Male rhesus monkeys often hang from tree branches by their amazing prehensile penises.

Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and swelling. (gavin: that's why it's good to have a dog. me: you smear lor.)

What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.

Every Labrador retriever dreams about bananas.

When immersed in liquid, a dead sparrow will make a sound like a crying baby.

The placement of a donkey's eyes in its' heads enables it to see all four feet at all times!

It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA. (but against nature leh.)

The Great Pyramids used to be as white as snow because they were encased in a bright limestone that has worn off over the years.

Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw.

Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not

Scallops have approximately 100 eyes around the edge of its shell

In 1843, a Parisian street mime got stuck in his imaginary box and consequently died of starvation. (seriously -.-)

Five thousandths of a millimeter is the tolerance of accuracy at the LEGO mould factories

Colgate faced a big obstacle marketing toothpaste in Spanish speaking countries. Colgate translates into the command "go hang yourself."

One-third pound stalk of broccoli contains more vitamin C than 204 apples

Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water.

You can actually sharpen the blades on a pencil sharpener by wrapping your pencils in aluminum foil before inserting them.

Watching an hour-long soap opera burns more calories than watching a three-hour baseball game.

Until 1978, Camel cigarettes contained minute particles of real camels.

In 1631, two London bible printers accidentally left the word "not" out of the seventh commandment, which then read, "Thou shalt commit adultery." This legendary book is now known as the "Wicked Bible."

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar an England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes

Among items left behind at Osama bin Laden's headquarters in Afghanistan were 27 issues of Mad Magazine. Al Qaeda members have admitted that bin Laden is reportedly an avid reader.

At the first World Cup championship in Uruguay, 1930, the soccer balls were actually monkey skulls wrapped in paper and leather.

Centuries ago, purchasing real estate often required having one or more limbs amputated in order to prevent the purchaser from running away to avoid repayment of the loan. Hence an expensive purchase was said to cost "an arm and a leg."

If you part your hair on the right side, you were born to be carnivorous. If you part it on the left, your physical and psychological make-up is that of a vegetarian. (if keep changing parting how?)

The sensitivity of a woman's middle finger is reduced during menstruation.

Cinderella is known as Rashin Coatie in Scotland, Zezolla in Italy, and Yeh-hsien in China.

A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana.

The typical lead pencil can draw a line that is thirty five miles long

More people are killed by donkeys annually than are killed in plane crashes

In 1836, Mexican General Santa Anna held an elaborate state funeral for his amputated leg.

The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system in India, employing over 1.6 million people

The hydra, which is related to the jellyfish, can grow its body back in a couple of days if it is cut in half

Before air conditioning was invented, white cotton slipcovers were put on furniture to keep the air cool.

The Flintstones cartoon was the first thirty-minute cartoon to be aired during prime time

Macadamia nuts are not sold in their shells because it takes 300 pounds per square inch of pressure to break the shell

Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.

The youngest pope was 11 years old

Ramses II, a pharaoh of Egypt died in 1225 B.C. At the time of his death, he had fathered 96 sons and 60 daughters

In Belgium, there is a museum just for strawberries

The last thing Elvis Presley ate before he died was four scoops of ice cream and 6 chocolate chip cookies

The honey badger can withstand hundreds of bee stings that would otherwise kill another animal
The dot that appears over the letter "i" is called a tittle

The Basenji dog is the only dog that is not able to bark

Apples are part of the rose family

A leech has 32 brains

In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate bars eaten by the British

Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes

The average American kid will eat approximately 1.500 peanut butter sandwiches by high school graduation

The sea cucumber spills its internal organs out as a defense mechanism