Hippopotamuses are born under water.
A chameleons tongue is twice the length of its body.
Crocodiles are colour blind.
Tigers have striped skin as well as fur.
A snail can sleep for 3 years.
A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
Bats are the only mammals that fly.
Horses have 18 more bones than humans.
Flys always launch backwards for a quick getaway.
Humming bird flaps its wings up to 90 times a second (5,400 times a minute).
Honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph).
A full moon is 9 times brighter than a half moon.
After Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water.
Your liver has over 500 functions.
Rain contains vitamin B12.
Banana contains 75% water.
Your most active muscles are in your eye.
Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs every second.
Volleyball was invented in 1895.
The average soccer ball is made up of 32 leather panels and held together by 642 stitches.
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