We have more interesting facts for you this month. It’s all about animals, fruit and much more, like armies of frogs and the time we spend at traffic lights.
Interesting Facts About Animals
A group of frogs is called an army.
Frogs drink water through their skin.
Some spiders keep frogs as pets to protect their eggs.
Butterflies see ultraviolet patterns on flowers invisible to us.
Some fish cough.
Elephants greet each other with rumbles that can travel miles underground.
Penguins propose with pebbles.
Some cats are allergic to humans.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
Dolphins have individual names for each other.
Cows produce more milk when they have names.
Ants stretch when they wake up.
Fun Facts About Fruit
Pineapples take about 2 years to grow.
People once used pineapples as party decorations because they were so rare.
The colour orange was named after the fruit, not the other way around.
Apples float because they are 25% air.
Bananas glow blue under UV light.
A strawberry has around 200 seeds on the outside.
The smell of vanilla is proven to reduce stress.
Some plants move when touched to avoid predators.
Strange facts
The average person spends about six months of life waiting at traffic lights.
There are more public libraries in the UK than McDonald’s restaurants.
A rainbow is actually a full circle we just usually see half.
A day on Jupiter lasts only about 10 hours.
The word “salary” comes from Roman soldiers being paid in salt.
A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
The average cloud travels at about 30 mph.
Humans blink about 20,000 times a day.
The average person laughs about 13 times per day.
Humans are the only animals that blush.
Paper cuts hurt more because they affect nerve-rich skin.
The human body replaces most cells every 7-10 years.
Some metals remember their shape and return to it after bending.
A teaspoon of soil contains more living organisms than people on Earth.
Tea is the most consumed drink in the world after water.
The average raindrop falls at about 14 mph.
People who doodle often remember information better.
The smell of books is caused by breaking down paper fibres.
Your body contains about 37 trillion cells.
The human brain processes images in just 13 milliseconds.
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