welcome back to the “second” blog all written by me! yay!
here. we. go!!
here are some interesting facts I learned (all from typing.com):
here. we. go!!
1. The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 times its own weight and always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
2. Mosquito repellents don‘t repel. They hide you. The spray blocks mosquitos‘ sensors so they don’t know you‘re there.
3.No piece of paper can be folded in half more than 7 times.
4. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
5. Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or older.
6. Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
7. A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4-foot tall child inside.
8. A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
9. A “jiffy“ is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
10.Almonds are a member of the peach family.
11. Almost a quarter of the land area of Los Angeles is taken up by automobiles.
12. Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute
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13. Every person has a unique tongue print.
14. Every time you lick a stamp, you‘re consuming
15. The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is
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