Fast Facts
March 1, 2007
- Pumice is the only rock that floats in water.
The great white shark is the only shark that can hold its head above water to observe activity on the surface.
The pineapple is neither a pine nor an apple. It’s actually a very big berry.
Cockroaches can flatten themselves
almost to the thinness of a piece of paper to slide into tiny cracks; they can be frozen for weeks and then thawed with no ill
effect; and they can withstand 126 g’s of pressure with no problem (people get squished at 18 g’s).
The CIA once called one of its assassination teams the Health Alteration Committee.
Green cards, as permanent resident IDs for the United States, are called, are
yellow.
Polo players are not allowed to play left-handed – it’s too dangerous.
The average dog in America will cost its owner approximately $14,600 over its lifetime.
Bees are born fully grown.
The Bible is the most shoplifted book in the United States.
A 4-year-old child asks about 437 questions a day.
The northern fur seal averages 40-60 mates per season.
Ernest Hemingway’s rules for manhood are plant a tree, fight a bull, write a book and have a son.
