Now you Know

Leeches don't only suck from the outside of your body. If you drink water with a leech in, it can attach to the inside of your mouth or throat and, in a river, leeches can go into your bottom and suck you from the inside.

8567. Fact

The bridge across the Niagra Falls began with a kite carrying a line across it.

8568. Fact

The human brain is 80% water

8569. Fact

The three most common elements in the universe are 1) hydrogen; 2) helium; 3) oxygen.

8570. Fact

Scorpions can withstand 200 times more nuclear radiation than humans can.

8571. Fact

Intense stimulation of a woman's nipples may result in a surge in the production of oxytocin and prolactin.

8572. Animal Facts

The gavial, a kind of crocodile from India, has over a hundred teeth.

8573. Fact

Only female mosquitoes bite. Females need the protein from blood to produce their eggs. Males only drink water and plant juice.

8574. Fact

The lense of the eye continues to grow throughout a person's life.

8575. Fact

On average, an American relocates 11 times in their life

8576. Fact

In a day, a mature oak tree can draw approximately 50 gallons of water

8577. Fact

The Beatles' 1st song to hit the UK charts was "From Me to You" in June, 1963.

8578. Fact

The temperature of milk when it leaves the body of a cow is 101 degrees Fahrenheit. The milk is then quickly chilled and stored at a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit

8579. Fact

Mules have one horse and one donkey for a parent

8580. Fact

The sound you hear when you macho people crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.

8581. Fact

In July, 1950, a patent was issued for an automatic spaghetti-spinning fork.

8582. Fact

No two lions have the same pattern of whiskers, like a fingerprint.

8583. Fact

Pain travels through the body at 350 feet per second.

8584. Fact

Koala bears have fingerprints so similar to humans that they could be confused at a crime scene.