Fast Facts
April 4, 2006
- A giraffe can kill a lion with one swift kick.
Pablo Diego Jose Francisco do Paula Juan Nepomuceno Cipriano de la Santissima Trinidad painted under his mother’s name – Picasso.
An electric eel will short-circuit itself if it is put into salt water.
Baboons cannot throw overhand.
The face of comic-book hero Captain Marvel was modeled after Fred MacMurray.
A spider has transparent blood.
Octavio Guillen and Adriana Martinez were married in Mexico City in 1969 after a world record engagement of 67 years.
Annie Oakley’s nickname was Little Sure Shot.
There were no significant historical accomplishments during the Millard Fillmore administration. He did, however, negotiate a deal with Peru over the use of guano – bird droppings.
A duck frequently swims while sleeping.
The Suez Canal was originally slated to be the site for the Statue of Liberty.
Western Europe is sinking at the rate of 1 inch every 10 years.
“”Gymnasium”” stems from the Greek word “”gymnos”” meaning “”naked,”” which is how the ancient Greek athletes practiced.
The most widespread disease in the world is tooth decay.
The average office chair on wheels travels about 8 miles per year.
Because she wrote for up to 14 hours a day, Little Women author Louisa May Alcott alternated writing with her right and left hand to avoid writer’s cramp.
A cow spends an average of 18 hours a day chewing.
