Interesting Facts

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1. All the planets in our solar system rotate anticlockwise, except Venus. It is

the only planet that rotates clockwise.

2. Hummingbirds are the only animal that can also fly backwards.

3. Insects do not make noises with their voices. The noise of bees, mosquitoes

and other buzzing insects is caused by rapidly moving their wings.

4. The cockroach is the fastest animal on 6 legs covering a meter a second.

5. The word " listen " contains the same letters as the word " silent " .

6. The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning it's head are

the rabbit and the parrot.

7. A zebra is white with black stripes.

8. The whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed

of sound.

9. A hippopotamus can run faster than a man.

10.It is impossible to lick your elbow. (I know you gonna try this!!!)

11.A snail can sleep for 3 years.

12.The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they

start

13.In 1883 the explosion of the volcano Krakatoa put so much dust into the

earth's atmosphere that sunsets appeared green and the moon appeared blue around

the world for almost two years.

14. " Almost " is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in

alphabetical order.

15.Twenty-Four- Karat Gold is not pure gold since there is a small amount of

copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the

hands.