Whales can't swim backwards.
Hippopotamuses are born under water.
A chameleons tongue is twice the length of its body.
Crocodiles are colour blind.
Tigers have striped skin as well as fur.
A snail can sleep for 3 years.
A cat uses its whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through.
Bats are the only mammals that fly.
Horses have 18 more bones than humans.
Flys always launch backwards for a quick getaway.
Humming bird flaps its wings up to 90 times a second (5,400 times a minute).
Honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph).
A full moon is 9 times brighter than a half moon.
After Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water.
Your liver has over 500 functions.
Rain contains vitamin B12.
Banana contains 75% water.
Your most active muscles are in your eye.
Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs every second.
Volleyball was invented in 1895.
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