Really Big-hearted
The average giraffe's heart weighs 25 pounds, is 2 feet long and has walls up to 3 inches thick.
Drink Up
Penquins can drink sea water without a problem because special glands in their bodies can separate salt from water.
The Film Files
The Germans considered 1943's "Casablanca" a propaganda film and made it illegal to show in German theaters during World War 2.
Quotable
by Pema Chodron, Buddhist nun and teacher
"The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new."
Still on the Books
In Des Plaines, Ill., wheelbarrows with for-sale signs may not be chained to trees.
Did You Know?
Eggplants are actually fruits and classified botanically as berries.
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