Flamingos get their pink colour from the shrimp they eat. The more shrimp they eat the deeper pink they become.
Dolphins don't automatically breathe, they have to tell themselves to.
The Australian emu holds the land speed record for birds at about 50 kilometres per hour
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma in an emergency
The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people.
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue.
A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle; a group of geese in the air is a skein.
You would have to drink 100 cups of coffee in four hours to get the lethal dose of caffeine which is 10 grams.
Bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windscreen wipers and laser printers were all invented by women.
Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie
Feb 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
Hope you enjoy this list of trivia and useless information to astound and amaze your friends with.
Have a great weekend.
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