Vid2000 Did you know 2
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Vid2000 Did you know 3 fun facts on animal general statistics, behaviour
examples
A horse can sleep standing up
63% of Americans are sleep deprived
National Sleep Foundation (NSF) recommends
for good health and optimum performance
eight hours of sleep
Birds do not sleep in their nests
they occasionally nap in them
but sleep in other places
A parrotfish makes its own sleeping bag to sleep
Turtles teeth Children springtime Ants sleep jellyfish percent water More people use blue toothbrushes red Say cheese! Semen zinc calcium tooth decay toothbrush
toothpastes antifreeze cord wood million toothpicks banks robbed average minute Lightning planet state Florida bigger England banana tree herb
cough day Bamboo grow up night mole dig feet tunnel Silver sacred cultures moon mirrors medicine photography past gold housefly month
Dolphins brain eye air snail albatross cruising couple bed snore grinds teeth spider insects Pasta Tennessee
to drive a car while sleeping
A horse can sleep standing up
63% of Americans are sleep deprived
National Sleep Foundation (NSF) recommends
for good health and optimum performance
eight hours of sleep
Birds do not sleep in their nests
they occasionally nap in them
but sleep in other places
A parrotfish makes its own sleeping bag to sleep
A volcano can shoot its debris as high as 50km into the sky
A sneeze travels out at over 160 km/h !
If you sneeze too hard
you can fracture a rib
If you try to suppress a sneeze
you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die
If you keep your eyes open by force
they can pop out
Most dust particles in your house
are made from dead skin
A violin contains
70 separate pieces of wood!
Male and female rats
may have sex twenty times a day
Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months,
two rats could have over a million descendants.
Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
The state of Florida is bigger than England!
Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air
The average cough comes out of your mouth at 96 km per hour
Bamboo can grow up to 36 inches in a day
A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night!
Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone!
Every day 20 banks are robbed.
The average take is $2,500!
Silver is a sacred metal in many cultures.
It is associated with the moon
hasbeen used for mirrors
medicine, photography
At times in the past
silver was valued more than gold
A violin contains about 70 separate pieces of wood!
Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air
Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone!
Going to bed after eating carbohydrates
can induce restful sleep
Complex carbs like whole wheat pasta
bread are most effective
shift happens