Wacky Facts
There are lots of weird and wonderful things about our world - some we know of while others remain a mystery. Global Kidz have come up with some fun facts that you may not know about - they might be interesting, they might be surprising and they might just make giggle. If you have any to add, let us know!
No two spider webs are the same
An ant can lift 50 times its own weight and can pull 30 times its own weight
A square piece of paper cannot be folded in half more than 7 times
25% of your bones are in your feet
The Sahara Desert is growing by about 1 km every month!
There are 15 sheep in New Zealand for every person
On every continent, there is a city called Rome - can you find them?
Porcupines float in water
Cold stars are red, warm stars are yellow and hot stars are blue!
For every person on earth there is over 200 million insects
Cat pee glows in the dark
All penguins live in the southern hemisphere
70% of the worlds fresh water is frozen in Antarctica
A snail can sleep for 3 years
A full moon always rises at sunset
Human thighbones are as strong as concrete
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue prints are different
During a 24 hour period, the average human will breath 23,000 times
The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards
Only female ducks can quack
Antarctica is actually a desert, receiving the same amount of rain as the Sahara Desert
Crickets can hear through their knees
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
Slugs have four noses
There are more than 2700 languages in the world
99% of people cannot lick their elbow. Can you?
A jellyfish is 85% water
A giraffe can clean its ears with its tongue
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