A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night.
A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there.
A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue.
Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games.
Your right lung takes in more air than your left one does.
If NASA sent birds into space they would soon die; they need gravity to swallow.
All porcupines float in water.
According to a British law passed in 1845, attempting to commit suicide was a capital offense. Offenders could be hanged for trying.
All of India is under a single time zone.
India is the world's largest producer of dried beans, such as kidney beans and chickpeas. It also leads the world in banana exports; Brazil is second.
The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
Jainism and Buddhism were founded in India in 600 B.C. and 500 B.C. respectively.
Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus are studies, which originated in India.
Eggplants are actually fruits, and classified botanically as berries.
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.
Columbia University is the second largest landowner in New York City, after the Catholic Church.
Blueberries have more antioxidants than most other fruits and vegetables.
There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.
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