Random Facts (15 pics)

1

"If you looked at one star per second, it would take you over 3,000 years to look at all the stars in the Milky Way galaxy."

2

"Bees like to play. Scientists put bees in a box thing under stress free conditions with a few wooden round balls scattered about to see what would happen There are videos of this experiment, and the bees just climb all over these wooden spheres, rolling them around happily. It's the cutest thing."

3

"If you shave a tiger, it will still be stripey. And angry - Very, very angry."

4

"If you place hamster wheels in the forest mice will run on them for fun"

5

"When you get a kidney transplant they leave the old ones in unless there’s a reason to remove them (cancer etc)

I currently have five. Two original, two failed transplants, one functioning transplant."

6

"People can smell rain 4x stronger than sharks can smell blood"

7

"KFC follows 11 people on Twitter: the 4 former Spice Girls and 7 guys named Herb"

8

"Manatees aren't fat. They're round.

Many mammals develop a layer of fat or blubber to preserve body heat. Manatees are tropical mammals and do not need a lot of body fat."

9

"Elephants can't jump. they're the only mammal that can't.

they're also the only one with 4 knees."

10

"Switzerland does not have a single official head of state. It is a council of 7 people."

11

"The national animal of Scotland is a unicorn"

12

"Broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage and Brussel Sprouts are all the same plant cultivated for different characteristics"

13

"Pandas poop, on average, 40 times a day… and about 62 lbs in weight (due to bamboo diet)"