The average hamster, if provided a wheel,   will run up to eight miles per night!  

The lifespan of the common goldfish is over 20 years!

An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

The flea can jump 350 times its body length.  For a human, that would be equivalent to jumping the length of a football field.

“Herman, I just heard on the news that there’s some idiot driving a car the wrong way on Highway 280. Please be careful!”  

“Hazel,” said Herman, “There’s not just one car, there are hundreds of them!”

• A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.  

• A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

• Goldfish have a memory span of three seconds.

• A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

• All 50 states are listed across the top of the Lincoln Memorial on the back of the $5 bill.

• If you are an average American, in your whole life, you will spend an average of six months waiting at red lights.

• Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur. 

• Women blink nearly twice as much as men.