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Did You Know? - Nature - Part 1
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a bear has 42 teeth
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an ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain
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most lipsticks contain fish scales
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lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
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85% of plant life is found in the ocean
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rabbits like licorice
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a lobsters blood is colorless but when exposed to oxygen it turns blue
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armadillos have 4 babies at a time and are all the same sex
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reindeer like bananas
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the longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds
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birds need gravity to swallow
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a cat has 32 muscles in each ear
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goldfish can see both infrared and ultraviolet light
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cats spend 66% of their life asleep
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when lightning strikes it can reach up to 30,000 degrees celsius (54,000 degrees fahrenheit)
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spiders are arachnids and not insects
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each time you see a full moon you always see the same side
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the only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia
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Koalas sleep around 18 hours a day
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all insects have 6 legs
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that 90% of an iceberg sits under water
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African Grey Parrots have vocabularies of over 200 words
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a giraffe can clean its ears with its 21 inch tongue
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lightning strikes the Earth 6,000 times every minute
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fire usually moves faster uphill than downhill
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cats have over 100 vocal chords
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camel's milk doesn't curdle
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elephants sleep between 4 - 5 hours in 24 period
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it's possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down
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frogs can't swallow with their eyes open
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elephants are the only mammal that can't jump
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frogs don’t drink (they absorb water through their skin)
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at birth dalmations are always white
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hummingbirds are the only bird that can fly backwards
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a duck can't walk without bobbing its head
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a hummingbird's heart beats at over a 1,000 times a minute
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dragonflies have 6 legs but can't walk
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a crocodile can't move its tongue
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a strawberry is the only fruit which seeds grow on the outside
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hippopotamuses have killed more people in Africa than any other animal
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an elephants ears are used to regulate body temperature
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bats always turn left when exiting a cave
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crocodiles never outgrow their enclosure
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reindeer hair is hollow inside like a tube
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cows don't have upper front teeth
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an octopus pupil is rectangular
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cats can't move their jaw sideways
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its physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky
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the Amazon rainforest produces half the world's oxygen supply
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a group of frogs is called an army
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a group of rhinos is called a crash
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a group of kangaroos is called a mob
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a group of whales is called a pod
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a group of geese is called a gaggle
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a group of owls is called a parliament
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Brazil is named after a tree
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Jamaica has 120 rivers
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the only animals that purr are cats
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a cats urine glows under a blacklight
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white cats with blue eyes are usually deaf
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cats have a peripheral vision of 285 degrees
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small dogs usually live longer than larger breeds
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domestic cats dislike citrus scents
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cats can jump up to 7 times their tail length
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tree hugging is forbidden in china
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Pearls melt in vinegar
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giraffes and rats can last longer without water than camels
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a crocodile can't stick out its tongue
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ostriches don't bury their heads in sand
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only female mosquitoes bite
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hummingbirds can't walk
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wind doesn’t make a sound until it blows against an object
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the naming of tropical storms and hurricanes officially began in 1953
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India is home to over 200 million cows
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Bali has the worlds largest variety of flora
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almonds are members of the peach family
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duck eggs are the largest eggs in the world
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owls can't move their eyes from side to side
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flamingos can bend their knees backwards
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gold never erodes
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scorpions glow under ultra violet light
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ants stretch when they wake up in the morning
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diamonds are the hardest natural substance
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the longest possible eclipse of the sun is 7.31 minutes
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Mars appears red because it's covered in rust
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Christmas trees originated from Germany
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more people die from falling coconuts then from shark attacks
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the Earth is struck by lightning over 100 times every second
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gorillas sleep 14 hours a day
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female lions complete 90% of the hunting in their herd
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the lifespan of a squirrel is 9 years
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the stomach acids found in a snakes stomach can digest bones and teeth but not fur or hair
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a giraffe can go longer without water than a camel
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there are more chickens than people
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for every human there are 200 million insects
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emus can't walk backwards
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the average hen lays 228 eggs a year
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Oak trees don't produce acorns until they are 50 years old
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more people are allergic to cows milk than any other food
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more people are killed from bees than snakes
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the Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific
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the life span of a house fly is between 10 to 25 days
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a dolphins top speed is 60kmh (37mph)
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the smallest dog is the Chihuahua
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a sharks top speed is 70kmh (44mph)
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there are 70 million sheep in New Zealand (with 4 million people)
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sharks are immune to all known diseases
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the worlds smallest bird is the 'bee hummingbird' found in Cuba
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African elephants only have 4 teeth
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during a total solar eclipse the temperature can drop by 6°C (20°F)
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the rarest type of diamond is green
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men are stuck by lightning 7 times more than women
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carrots contain 0% fat
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the odds of being struck by lightning are 600,000 to 1
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it takes 1 alligator to make a pair of shoes and 3 for a pair of boots
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rain contains vitamin B12
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a flea can jump 350 times its body length
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cucumbers are 96% water.
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a full moon is 9 times brighter than a half moon
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a honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph)