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Every year 50million cars are added to the world’s roads. T or F

It was the Romans who made the first popsicle. T or F

A zebra is black with white stripes. T or F

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. T or F

No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half. T or F

Polar bears are right handed T or F

Butterflies taste with their feet. T or F

A cat's urine glows under a black light T or F

One thousand contains the letter A, but none of the words from one to nine hundred
ninety-nine has an A. T or F

A mile on the ocean and a mile on land are not the same distance. T or F

Money notes are made mostly from a special blend of cotton and linen T or F

A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
T or F

Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the itching and
swelling. T or F

SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below. T or F

Polar bears can eat as many as 100 penguins in a single meal. T or F

Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water. T or F

Urine from male water buffaloes is so flammable that some tribes use it for lantern fuel.
T or F
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'Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' is the fear of long words T or F

A snail can sleep for 3 years. T of F

The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start. T or F

Chocolate kills dogs! T or F

An elephant can smell water three miles away. T or F

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue T or F

In china, there are square watermelons T or F

Human tonsils can bounce higher than a rubber ball T or F

Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake T or F

The shell of an egg is the healthiest part. T or F

three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine T or F

some gerbils are actually born pregnant. T or F

it's possible to start a fire by rapidly rubbing together two Cool Ranch Doritos. T or F

The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it. T or F

Human hair and fingernails continue to grow when you are dead. T or F
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Amazing facts – answer key

Every year 50million cars are added to the world’s roads. T or F

It was the Romans who made the first popsicle. T or F

They took some ice and added flavour to it and then licked it.

A zebra is black with white stripes. T or F

The answer to this question comes down to perspective. Many zoologists would say that a zebra is white because its

stripes end towards the belly and the belly is mostly white. Others would say that a zebra is black because if you

shaved all the fur off a zebra the skin is mostly black. So it really depends on how you want to look at it.

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-

handed people. T or F

No piece of square dry paper can be folded more than 7 times in half.
T or F

Polar bears are right handed T or F

Some are left, some are right and some are both. Sorry, but it just depends.

Butterflies taste with their feet. T or F

Their taste sensors are located in the feet, and by standing on their food, they can taste it!

A cat's urine glows under a black light T or F

One thousand contains the letter A, but none of the words from one
to nine hundred ninety-nine has an A T or F

A mile on the ocean and a mile on land are not the same distance T or
F
On the ocean, a Mile is known as a nautical Mile and measures 6,080 feet. A
land or statute Mile is 5,280 feet.

Money notes are made mostly from a special blend of cotton and linen T or F

A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without
water. T or F

Smearing a small amount of dog feces on an insect bite will relieve the
itching and swelling. T or F

SCUBA divers cannot pass gas at depths of 33 feet or below. T or F

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Polar bears can eat as many as 100 penguins in a single meal. T or F

They can only eat 86

Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water. T or F

Urine from male water buffaloes is so flammable that some tribes use it for
lantern fuel. T or F

'Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia' is the fear of long words T or F

A snail can sleep for 3 years. T of F

The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they
start. T or F

Chocolate kills dogs! T or F

True, chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces are enough to kill a
small dog.

An elephant can smell water three miles away. T or F

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue T or F

In china, there are square watermelons T or F

In Japan, farmers of the Zentsuji region found a way to grow cubic watermelons, by growing the
fruits in glass boxes and letting them naturally assume the shape of the receptacle.[4] The square
shape is designed to make the melons easier to stack and store, but the square watermelons are
often more than double the price of normal ones. Pyramid shaped watermelons have also been
developed
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Human tonsils can bounce higher than a rubber ball T or F

Human tonsils can bounce higher than a rubber ball of similar weight and size, but only for
the first 30 minutes after they've been removed.

Moths are unable to fly during an earthquake T or F

The shell of an egg is the healthiest part. T or F

three percent of the ice in Antarctic glaciers is penguin urine T or F

some gerbils are actually born pregnant. T or F

it's possible to start a fire by rapidly rubbing together two Cool Ranch Doritos.
T or F

The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it. T or F

After cocoa beans are harvested they need to be fermented. This means that they are put in an
earthen pit near where they are harvested and covered with leaves. In the hot sun they ferment
(rot) and then can be shoveled out as mature cocoa beans. Of course during this process lots of
insects are present. Doesn't mean it is bad for you.

Human hair and fingernails continue to grow when you are dead. T or F
It is a myth