did you know that...

• Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
• A zebra is white with black stripes.
• Every minute, 30-40,000 dead skin cells fall from your body.
• Ants do not sleep.
• The animal with the largest brain in relation to its body is the ant.
• Like fingerprints, everyone’s tongue print is different.
• The human body has enough fat to produce 7 bars of soap.
• The “sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick” is believed to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
• Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
• A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
• It is impossible for most people to lick their own elbow. (try it!)
• There are more living organisms on the skin of a single human being than there are human beings on the surface of the earth.
• If your mouth was completely dry, you would not be able to distinguish the taste of anything.
• Nearly 20% of all vehicles stolen had the keys in them.
• Elephants have been known to remain standing after they die.
• Jennifer Lopez Rumored to have her body insured for $1 billion, and had her rear protected with a $300 million policy.
• “Stewardesses” is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
• Quentin Tarantino delayed the start of the production because Uma Thurman was pregnant.
• The youngest Oscar winner is Tatum O’Neal who was 10 years, 148 days, on April 2, 1974, when she received the best supporting actress award for “Paper Moon”.
• Did you know that there are 206 bones in the adult human body and there are 300 in children (as they grow some of the bones fuse together).
• The most dangerous animal in the world is the common housefly. Because of their habits of visiting animal waste, they transmit more diseases than any other animal.
• The longest cells in the human body are the motor neurons. They can be up to 4.5 feet (1.37 meters) long and run from the lower spinal cord to the big toe.
• Crocodiles swallow stones to help them dive deeper.
• The average person has 100,000 hairs on his/her head. Each hair grows about 5 inches (12.7 cm) every year.
• A starfish can turn its stomach inside out.
• 20/20 vision means the eye can see normally at 20 feet. 20/15 is better; the eye can see at 20 feet what another eye sees at 15 feet.
• Healthy nails grow about 2 cm each year. Fingernails grow four times as fast as toenails.
• A mosquito has 47 teeth.
• On average, Elephants sleep for about 2 hours per day. (so, i'm an elephant!)
• A giraffe's neck contains the same number of vertebrae as a human.
• Despite the hump, a camel’s spine is straight.
• In your lifetime, you'll shed over 40 pounds of skin.
• The human brain is 80% water.
• It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
• Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
• Ten minutes of one hurricane contains enough energy to match the nuclear stockpiles of the world.
• The wristwatch was invented in 1904 by Louis Cartier.
• Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
• Hydrofluoric acid will dissolve glass