E: Did you know...? Part 2
THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?This is the second part of bunch of interesting-to-know facts (by the contents most likely written in the US). The first part was published a while ago.
¤ A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.
¤ A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
¤ A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.
¤ A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.
¤ A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
¤ A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
¤ A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.
¤ A snail can sleep for three years.
¤ Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.
¤ All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.
¤ Almonds are a member of the peach family.
¤ An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
¤ Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age.
¤ Butterflies taste with their feet.
¤ Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds. Dogs only have about 10.
¤ "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "Mt."
¤ February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
¤ In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
¤ If the population of China walked past you, in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
¤ If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of 6 months waiting at red lights.
¤ It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
¤ Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors.
¤ Maine is the only state whose name is just one syllable.
¤ No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
¤ On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.
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