In ancient Greek children of royal families were dropped in olive oil at birth to keep them hairless through out their life.
Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
Plants watered with tepid water grow faster than those watered with cold water.
The law in England enforces that farmers provide their pigs with toys.
The record for the deepest free dive is held by Jacques Mayol. He dived to an astounding depth of 282 feet without any breathing equipment.
Birds like the plover eat the leeches sticking on to the gums of the Crocodiles mouth when it is open.
The expression "three dog night" originated with the Eskimos and means a very cold night, denoting that you have to bed down with three dogs to keep warm.
Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.
The iron disulphide (pyrite) is considered as 'fool's gold' because it looks very similar to gold.
The ostrich's legs are so powerful that one kick can kill a lion.
