The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads - rabbits and parrots

The six official languages of the United Nations are English French Arabic Chinese Russian and Spanish

The ice cream one sees in ice cream ads is often mashed potatoes because it doesn t melt while shooting

Researchers found that married men drink less than unmarried men while the opposite is true for women t

There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: abstemious and facetious

Mummies are so called because of the wax (or mum ) which is smeared on to the bandages for waterproofing

The pelvis is not 1 large bone but it is 5 bones: the coccyx the ilium the chium the pubis and the sacrum

The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something he/she finds pleasing

Polar bears have an excellent sense of smell This ability helps them detect seals from nearly a mile away

An owl has three eyelids: one for blinking one for sleeping and one for keeping the eye clean and healthy

Valentine Nebraska has a special Cupid s Mailbox that forwards your cards with a special Valentine s stamp

The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves per side in a game of chess is 318 979 564 000

Flight attendants wear high heels to walk through the airport then switch to flats once they re in the ai

To escape the grip of a crocodile s jaws push your thumbs into its eyeballs -- it will let you go instantly

Despite the white fluffy appearance of polar bears fur (which is transparent) they actually have black skin