Did you know that... ?!

[anna81]

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts

[Jess44246]

Hawaii's state fish is the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a. This triggerfish's name means "triggerfish with a snout like a pig" in Hawaiian.

[anna81]

The average person falls asleep in 7 minutes (wow, I wish!!)

[Jess44246]

It literally takes me an average of about 2.75 house to fall asleep

Roosevelt and Mercury Dimes, Washington Quarters, and Walking Liberty Franklin and Kennedy Half-Dollars minted in 1964 and earlier are 90% silver

[anna81]

A giraffe can go longer without water than a camel.

[Jess44246]

Cats can not see red

[anna81]

Eating celery burns more calories than it contains.

[Jess44246]

Piggy banks get their name from an orange-colored clay called pygg. Pygg was used in the Middle Ages to make jars and related items.

[anna81]

If a vampire fed once a day and turned each of his victims into a vampire, who in turn fed once a day, the world's population would become vampires in just over a month.

[Jess44246]

Without oxygen, fire can not start.

[anna81]

Women have been found to blink more often than men

[Jess44246]

When reading music, there are different clefs. Clefs are like languages. The same note under a different clef would not be in the same position on the staff (the 5 lines). You can find the clef right at the beginning of the music.

[Dairyfreelife]

India's national bird is the peacock.

[anna81]

Coca cola would be green if colouring wasn't added to it

[Jess44246]

Florida's (US) state butterfly is the Zebra Longwing (google them they're cool).

[anna81]

Some animals, such as the Western spotted skunk, are able to delay pregnancy for months.

[Jess44246]

After one mating session, a Guppy can become pregnant ad give birth three times.

[anna81]

Flamingos get their colour from the carotenoid pigments in the food they eat, like algae and shrimp.

[Jess44246]

You CAN have two Betta fish in the same tank, as long as they aren't two males.

[anna81]

More people are killed annually by donkeys than airplane crashes.

[Jess44246]

Lungless salamanders, as the name implies, have no lungs and breathe though their skin.

[anna81]

The US pizza industry serves up to 100 acres of pizza every day.

[Jess44246]

Tomorrow, September 16, 2016, is the Harvest moon (full moon). Autumn is almost here, folks!

[anna81]

Scientists accidentally killed the world's oldest animal while trying to do research on it

[Jess44246]

The idea that there were four elements - earth, water, fire, and air - came from Ancient Greece around 450bc.

[anna81]

Reindeer like to eat bananas!

[Jess44246]

Only humans can cry real tears.

[Dahliaolive]

You can't use fresh, raw pineapple or its juice with gelatin. It won't set! The pineapple contains an enzyme called bromelain that interferes with the setting power of gelatin. Canned pineapple/juice can be used because is heated as part of the canning process, which denatures the bromelain, and helps it to play well with the gelatin. (Or you could heat your fresh pineapple or juice to at least 158 F to get it to work.). Pineapple isn't the only food that will work against gelatin. Give it a Google. Pretty cool stuff.

[Jess44246]

I had no idea some fruit resists gelatin!

The american 5 cents coin, the nickel, is actually made out of iron because nickel can irritate the skin of some people! Also, it isn't common to find pure nickel on Earth. Nickel and iron are two different elements on the periodic table. In the 1800's, nickels were actually made of mostly nickel, which is where nickels got their name.

Quick fact: Canada has coins worth $2. Canadians call them Toonies. They are silver colored on the outside ring and gold on the inside ring. Search "Canada $2 coin."

[anna81]

There are no clocks in Las Vegas casinos