236. Fact

The common goldfish is the only animal that can see both infra-red and ultra-violet light.

237. Fact

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

238. Fact

The pupil of an octopus' eye is rectangular.

239. Fact

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

240. Fact

The leg bones of a bat are so thin that no bat can walk.

241. Fact

Ants cannot chew their food, they move their jaws sideways, like scissors, to extract the juices from the food.

242. Fact

Hummingbirds are the only animals able to fly backwards.

243. Fact

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

244. Fact

A cat's jaws cannot move sideways.

245. Fact

Armadillos get an average of 18.5 hours of sleep per day.

246. Fact

Armadillos can walk underwater.

247. Fact

There are more beetles than any other kind of creature in the world.

248. Fact

Certain frogs that can survive the experience of being frozen.

249. Fact

Only humans sleep on their backs.

250. Fact

The human brain is 80% water.

251. Fact

Everyone's tongue print is different.

252. Fact

As an adult, you have more than 20 square feet of skin on your body--about the same square footage as a blanket for a queen-sized bed.

253. Fact

In your lifetime, you'll shed over 40 pounds of skin.

254. Fact

15 million blood cells are produced and destroyed in the human body every second.

255. Fact

Every minute, 30-40,000 dead skin cells fall from your body.

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