1. Tortoises can run as fast as 1mph
(1.6km/h).
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2. Neanderthals ate barbecue-roasted pigeon.
Find out more (The Guardian)
3. Ant colonies have personalities.
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4. The Indian record for staff absenteeism is thought to have been set by a biology teacher who did not turn up for work for 23 years.
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5. In Oklahoma, the average marijuana joint costs the same as 2.41 bottles of Bud Light.
Find out more (Washington Post)
6. There is a mathematical formula for happiness.
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7. Eels are aversely affected by noise pollution.
Find out more (Smithsonian)
8. Mesa, Arizona, is the most conservative large city in the United States.
Find out more (The Economist)
9. The average astronaut on orbiting space shuttles gets less than six hours sleep a night.
Find out more (Daily Telegraph)
10. Grizzly bears' bodies mimic the symptoms of type two diabetes during hibernation.
Find out more (New Scientist)
Butterfly,
ReplyDeleteI did not know tortoises could run that fast . Remind me never to send mail by them .(laughing my butt off).
I will take a look at all these , they are bound to tickle my funny bone .
I put something in the backdoor you should take a look at .
It is also funny .
G.
HB,
ReplyDeleteIt was a most enjoyable letter.
Thank you.
Love Butterfly