Project : Did you know? [ Never knew about it - Strange but True]

This time in my post, I have got something Strange but True facts

There are around 25 facts which I found really Strange and thought of sharing with all of you

1. Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there
2. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.
3. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to slow a film down so you could see his moves.
4. Chocolate kills dogs! True, chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system. A few ounces is enough to kill a small sized dog.
5. The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.
6. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
7. A cockroach can live for 10 days without a head.
8. In Chinese, the KFC slogan "finger lickin' good" comes out as "eat your fingers off".
9. When a person shakes their head from side to side, he is saying "yes" in Sri Lanka.
10. There are more chickens than people in the world.
11. The thumbnail grows the slowest, and the middle nail grows the fastest.
12. The first owner of the Marlboro cigarette Company died of lung cancer
13. A person will die from total lack of sleep sooner than from starvation. Death will occur about 10 days without sleep, while starvation takes a Few weeks.
14. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying
15. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never telephoned His wife or mother because they were both deaf
16. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language
17. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
18. Babies are born with 300 bones, but by adulthood we have only 206 in our Bodies
19. According to Genesis 1:20-22, the chicken came before the egg
20. If you leave Tokyo by plane at 7:00am, you will arrive in Honolulu at Approximately 4:30pm the previous day.
21. The longest place name still in use is: Taumatawhakatangihangaoauauotameteaturi- Pukakpikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu - a New Zealand hill
22. The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with.
23. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
24. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
25. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos

You can also visit the below link, you get to see 108 strange facts and lot more..

http://www.nowpublic.com/interesting_real_facts_strange_but_true

 

 

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Project: Did you know? - 4 [ Interesting facts of animals]

Here, I'm with something new interesting facts again.

It's time to know about some interesting facts about animals/mammals/insects

Hippos
When they are upset, their sweat turns Red

 (image courtesy: wikipedia)

Tiger
Tigers not only have stripes on their fur, they also have them on their skin. No two tigers ever have the same strips.

Butterfly
Butterflies have two compound eyes consisting of thousands of lenses, yet they can only see the colours red, green and yellow.



African Elephants
African elephants are the largest of Earth's land mammals. Their enormous ears help them to keep cool in the hot African climate



Lions
The roar of a lion can be heard from 8 kilometers (5.0 miles) away.

Cheetah
Cheetahs are the only big cat that cannot roar. The can purr though and usually purr most loudly when they are grooming or sitting near other cheetahs.



Giraffe
Giraffes are ruminants. This means that they have more than one stomach. In fact, giraffes have four stomachs, the extra stomachs assisting with digesting food



Frogs
Frogs actually use their eyes to help them swallow food. When the frog blinks, its eyeballs are pushed downwards creating a bulge in the roof of its mouth. This bulge squeezes the food inside the frog's mouth down the back of its throat.



Sharks

Sharks lay the biggest eggs in the world.

 

 

Jellyfish

Jellyfish don’t have brains

 

 

Polar bear

Despite the white, fluffy appearance of Polar Bears fur, it actually has black skin.

 

 

Dogs

Dogs have a remarkable sense of smell, they are capable of differentiating odors in concentrations nearly 100 million times lower than humans can

 

 

So many more on : http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/

This website is so amazing. For kids, it's an amazing learning zone. It covers up topics related to animals, science, experiments, quiz and much more.

 

Disclaimer: The information/pics shared has been taken from different sources while doing research. Credit goes to those people who own it. In case of any issue kindly let me know.