clipped from: www.world-english.org   
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.

On average a hedgehog's  heart beats 300 times a minute.

The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.


Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand.

It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA.

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

Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th."

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 longest recorded flight  of a chicken is 13 seconds

Slugs have 4 noses.

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!