Snapple Real Facts #1

• Flamingos can only eat with their heads upside down.
• Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
• Hawaii is the only U.S. state that grows coffee.
• More than 180 countries celebrate Earth Day together every April 22nd.
• Less than 2% of the water on Earth is fresh.
• A full-grown tree produces enough oxygen to support a family of four.
• The highest denomination issued by the U.S. was the 100,000 dollar bill.
• Stepping out for a walk every day can actually help you sleep better at night.
• A group of goats is called a trip.
• Some violins contain 70 seperate pieces of wood.
• In the average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.
• Right-handed people tend to chew food on the right side and lefties chew on the left.
• A cucumber consists of 96% water.
• The number "1" or the word "one" appears on the dollar bill 16 times.
• More babies are born at night than during the day.
• If you had 1 billion dollars and spent 1 thousand dollars a day, it would take you 2,749 years to spend it all.
• The planet Saturn has a density lower than water.  It would float if placed in water.
• Plants, like humans, can run a fever if they are sick.
• A polar bear cannot be seen by an infrared camera, due to it's transparent fur.
• A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein.
• Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
• More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States.
• The average cat can jump five times as high as its tail is long.
• A male cricket's ear is located on the tibia of its leg.
• The dots on a domino are called pips.
• 2nd Street is the most common street name in the United States; First Street is the 6th most common.
• Miami installed the first ATM for rollerbladers.
• Bamboo (the world's tallest grass) can grow up to 90cm in a day.
• There are over 2,000 different species of cactuses.
• People don't sneeze when they are asleep because the nerves involved in the sneeze reflex are also resting.
• A full moon is nine times brighter than a half moon.
• To estimate the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, count the number of cricket chirps in 15 seconds then add 37.
• A tiger's night vision is six times better than a human's.
• Buzz Aldrin was one of the first men on the moon.  His mother's maiden name was also Moon.
• The infinity sign is called a lemniscate.
• Your skull is made up of 29 different bones.
• The average human dream lasts only 2 to 3 seconds.
• In Albania, nodding your head means "no" and shaking your head means "yes".
• The White House was originally called the President's Palace. It became the White House in 1901.
• The official color of California's Golden Gate Bridge is International Orange.
• Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale.