· The spots on dice are called "pips."
· If you add up all the number on a roulette wheel, that is 1through 36, you get '666', the biblical number of fallen man.
· The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail (HP), India, 2444 mt above sea level
· The Australian term for extras in cricket are 'sundries'
· Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games
· In 1935, Jesse Owens broke 4 world records in 45 minutes
· The metal instrument used in shoe stores to measure feet is called the Brannock device
· Sunbeams that shine down through clouds are called crepuscular rays
· Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
· Sharks have no air bladders, so they must swim constantly or they'll sink.
· Cockroaches can go without eating for three months, as long as they have water.
· Birds are largely unaffected by spicy things, like chillies, as they are not sensitive to capsaicin, the hot stuff in chilies.
· The male penguin incubates the single egg laid by his mate. During the two month period he does not eat, and will lose up to 40% of his body weight.
· "Mako sharks" show cannibalistic tendencies while still in mother's womb; older embryos will eat the younger embryos and eggs.
· Dalmatians are born without spots.
· Birds do not sleep in their nests. They may occasionally nap in them, but they actually sleep in other places.
· The owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink. All other birds raise their lower eyelids.
· "Sanguinary ants" raid the nests of other ant tribes, kill the queen, and kidnap many of the workers
· Frogs do not need to drink water as they absorb the water through their skin.
· Humans, Ants and Chimpanzees are the only organisms that wage organized warfare.
· The penguin is the only bird that can swim but can't fly.
· Kiwis are the only birds that hunt by smell.
· Ninety percent of all species that have become extinct have been birds.
· The elephant is the only mammal with four knees.
· Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
· Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue twice as much as any other color
· There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia as there are people.
· Centipedes always have an uneven pairs of walking legs.
· Roosters cannot crow if they cannot extend their necks.
· Male and female giraffes tend to eat from different parts of a tree to ensure that the sexes do not compete for food.
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