Lions are very social compared to other cat species often living in prides that feature females offspring and a few adult males

A person who is unable to take a straight shot of liquor or makes a disgusted face after doing so is often called a paper-belly

The term Mayday is used for signaling for help It comes from the French term M aidez which is pronounced MayDay and means Help Me

Do you know the names of the three wise monkeys? They are: Mizaru (See no evil) Mikazaru (Hear no evil) and Mazaru (Speak no evil)

Spiders are vital to the ecosystem They eat harmful insects pollinate plants and recycle dead animal and plants back into the earth

Georgia Brown is Mensa s youngest genius ever She can count recognize colours and speak French with an IQ of 152 She is 2 years old

The actor who played Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music film hated the movie so much that he was actually drunk in some scenes

Autograt is slang for an automatic gratuity - the built-in tip that restaurants may charge in certain cases such as for large tables

Wolves don t make good guard dogs as they are naturally afraid of the unfamiliar and will hide from visitors rather than bark at them

Scottish people have a word for that awkward hesitation before you have to introduce someone whose name you can t remember It s Tartle

In addition to the 6 million Jews about an equal number of Catholics Christians and homosexuals were killed in Nazi concentration camps

Kangaroo babies are called joeys Some kangaroo joeys remain in their mother s pouch for up to 400 days before hopping out into the world

According to the Dutch boss was a standard title for a ship s captain The word boss originated from the Dutch word baas meaning a maste

Canvasbacks are diver ducks well equipped with their own form of flippers - large webbed feel that make them smooth and graceful swimmers

Many whales are toothless They use a plate of comb-like fibre called baleen to filter small crustaceans and other creatures from the wate