Fast Facts: Feb. 17

Arizona Daily Wildcat

• Baby seals are called “”weaners.””

• In some parts of Africa, ostriches are used to herd sheep.

• Rod Stewart once worked as a gravedigger.

• The typical human body contains about four ounces of salt.

• One third of high school graduates never read another book.

• About 85 percent of obscene phone calls are made by males.

• The Eiffel Tower is six inches shorter in winter due to the metal shrinking when cold.

• The average temperature of showers in the United States is 105 dregrees Farenheit.

• A spider’s blood is transparent.

• Italy consumes more wine per capita than any other country.