8.a bee has 5 eyes.
9.the average speed of a house fly is 4.5 mph.
11.flamingos turn pink from eating shrimp.
15.all porcupines float in water.
20.broccoli is the only vegetable that is a flower.
29.the average individual will spend 2 wks kissing in his lifetime.
50.mosquitoes have 47 teeth.
60.the tongue is the fastest healing part of a human body.
67. there are 18 different animal shapes in the animal crackers cookie zoo.
78.alaska is the most eastern and western state in the u.s.
100.in a year the average person walks 4 miles making his bed.
110.frogs never drink.
114.the oldest known animal was a tortoise, that lived to be 152 yrs. old.
115.bamboo makes up 99% of a panda's diet.
116.the largest fish is the whale shark. it can be over 50' long and weigh 2 tons.
118.the honey bee is the only insect that creates a form of food for man.
119. the hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.
122.a duck can't walk without bobbing its head.
123.beavers were once the size of bears.
124.seals sleep only one and a half minute at a time.
125.pigeons have been trained by u.s. coast guard to spot people lost at sea.
127.a hummingbird's heart beats 1,400 times a minute.
128.dragonflies have six legs but can't walk.
130.koalas and man are the only animals w/unique fingerprints.
133.honey bees navigate by using the sun as a compass.
136.strawberries are the only fruit whose seeds grow on the outside.
137.the city of los angeles has 3x more automobiles than people.
138.hawaii is the only u.s. state that grows coffee.
139.hawaii is the only state with only one school district.
140.holland is the only country with a national dog.
141.the square dance is the official dance of the state of washington.
142.hawaii is the only u.s. state never to report a temperature of 0 degreesF or lower.
145.lake Superior is the world's largest lake.
148.the tallest man was 8'11".
149.theodore roosevelt was the only president who was blind in one eye.
151.the fastest served ball in tennis was clocked at 154mph. in 1963.
152.in 1985 the fastest bicyclist was clocked at 154 mph.
156.swimming pools in the u.s. contain enough water to cover san francisco.
157.the first tv soap opera debuted in 1946.
158.the first mtv music video was "video killed the radio star" by the buggles.
159.the first tv show ever to be put into reruns was "the lone ranger".
160.an alternate title that had been considered for nbc's hit "friends" was "insomnia cafe."
164.the first vacuum was so large, it was brought to a house by horses.
169.the first man-made object to break the sound barrier was a whip
171. the most sensitive parts of the body are the mouth and fingertips.
173.chinese is the most spoken language in the world.
177. the first sailing boats were built in egypt.
179.the first lighthouse to use electricity was the statue of liberty in 1886.
182.a rainbow can be seen only in the morning or late afternoon.
185.a male kangaroo is called a boomer.
186.a female kangaroo is called a ryer.
187.there are over 61,000 pizzerias in the u.s.



188. antarctica is the driest, coldest, windiest and highest of earth's continents.

190.thailand means "land of the free" atlanta means "home of the braves."
231.detroit has the greatest number of registered bowlers in u.s.
249.the first public message to be transmitted via morse code was " a patient waiter is no loser."
253.the first tv remote control, introduced in 1950, was called Lazy Bones.
257.the first food eaten in space by a u.s. astronaut was applesauce.
258.lemon wood is carved into chess pieces.
265.90% of all garlic consumed in u.s. comes from gilroy, ca.
270.colors like red, blue, yellow and orange make people hungry.
279.canada has the longest coastline of any country in the world.
280.the amount of concrete used in the hoover dam could build a highway from n.y. to california.
294.no only child has been a u.s. president.
296.in 1860 honest abe grew a beard at the suggestion of an 11 yr old girl.
299.the library of congress has 600 miles of shelves.
300.pennsylvania is misspelled on the liberty bell.
313.O is the oldest letter of the alphabet , dating back to 3000b.c.
317.lemon sharks can give birth to about 36 babies at one time.
327.chewing gum was invented in new york city in 1870 by thomas adams.
328.the statue of liberty features 7 points in her crown-one for each continent.
337.farmington, me, celebrates chester greenwood day to honor the man who invented ear muffs.
339.there are more donut shops per capita in canada than in any other country.
341.of the 92 counties in indiana, only 5 observe daylight savings time.
353.the weight of the moon is 81 billion tons.
363.pearls dissolve in vinegar.
365.the oil in cashews helps prevent tooth decay.
368.in 2003, a six year old from naples, florida, was ticketed for not having a permit for her lemonade stand.
381.babboons were once trained by egyptians to wait on tables.
391.a sea lemon is a mollusk that feeds on sponges.
392.1 out of every 2 people-including me-live within 50 miles of their birthplace.
402.christopher columbus brought the first lemon seeds to america.