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Let's Learn - Some Facts You Never Knew! (refurbished) by pelusky(m): 8:13pm On Aug 18, 2016
I bet you didn’t know, so sit back and read things that are so
simple but
will surprise you!



Rabbits and Parrots
Did you know that rabbits and parrots can see what is
behind
them without turning their heads?


Kangaroo
Did you know, Kangaroos cannot walk backward!


Potato
Did you know, potato, the delicious and favorite veggie of
children is the
staple food in many countries and is the most cultivated
vegetable across
the globe.


Lighter
Did you know; the lighter was invented long back before the
matchbox and matchsticks are invented.


Vanilla
Did you know, 80 percent of vanilla flavored food (including
the ice
cream and essence) is made artificially because natural
vanilla beans are
very expensive.


Lipsticks
Lipsticks are not vegan cosmetics! More than 95 percent of
lipsticks
contain fish scales!


Hands and Feet Bones
Hands and feet have more than half of the bones in the
human
body.


Honey
Did you know that there is no expiry date to honey! The
edible
food remains good forever until used otherwise, like using a
wet
spoon!


Dolphin Names
Did you know that just like us,Dolphins have unique names.
What could
be their language?


Venus
Venus is the only planet in the solar system that rotates
clockwise, whereas all other planets rotate anti-clock wise.


Volcanoes
Did you know that Australia is the only continent in the
world that has no
volcanoes?


Cosmos Atrosanguineus
Have you heard about a chocolate flower? A flower named
Cosmos
Atrosanguineus carry the aroma of a chocolate. Obviously, it
appears
in brown colour!


The Number 4
The number four – is the only number that has the same
number of
alphabets/ letters….HUH?


The Eye Power
The human eye has the ability to identify and differentiate
over 10
million colours.


Albert Einstein’s Eyes
Did you know; Albert Einstein’s eyes are preserved in a safe
in
New York?


Names Empower Us!
Did you know our names empower us? Yes, our names carry
a power and
it will influence us and our behavior.E.g STELLAR,look it up in
the
Dictionary,come on!..lol


Goosy Security
The goosy security – Geese are used as security guards in a
prison in
Brazil! How cool is that?


Dogs Nose Prints
Just like humans fingerprints, dogs nose prints are unique
and it can be
used to identify the identity of dogs.


Apple Floats on Water
Have you ever put an apple into the water and noticed the
apple
float? Yes, apples float on water. It is because apples are
made of 25
percent air!


Inhale
Did you know that you cannot talk and inhale or vice versa.
When you
speak, you will not be able to inhale. Give it a try?


Rabbit and Parrot
Many of us know that the owl can rotate its head 270
degrees to see
behind. There is another bird and animal that can see
behind without
moving the head?
The RABBIT and PARROT


Longest Word in English
Do you know how many letters does the longest word in
English contain?
15? 20? 50? 100? 500?
NO.
It has 1909 letters and the word refers to a very special DNA
type / part
of DNA.
Do you know it?


Chew, chew and chew your food!
You may not know how delicious your food is unless it is
mixed with
saliva! Salivary glands include the taste buds and help you
identify the
taste!
The more you chew it, the more you enjoy delicious foods!


Powerful Women Penguins and Pity Men
Penguins

This is an interesting fact about penguins. These beautiful
birds live in
the polar region. Penguins are unique from other birds and
mammals.
Penguins breed in-group, and it is the male penguins’ that
takes care of
the eggs during the incubation.
Female penguins will go aboard to hunt for food in the sea.
It will take
days, and weeks and even months to return to their place.
Until the
women counterpart return with food, the loveable male
partners preserve
the eggs until they hatch.
Most of the male penguins die soon after the return of
female counterpart
as they starve for months to incubate the baby.
In addition, every woman penguin will indentify her partner
in the group
of 1000 penguins without any difficulty.
Re: Let's Learn - Some Facts You Never Knew! (refurbished) by rosy1992(f): 9:03pm On Aug 18, 2016
wow wonderful
Re: Let's Learn - Some Facts You Never Knew! (refurbished) by pelusky(m): 6:01pm On Aug 19, 2016
Vizkiz, the post is refurbished here

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