Fun Facts Flashcards
What was the last letter added to the alphabet?
J was the last letter added to the alphabet in 1524. Up until than j and i were the same letter.
What was the first vegetable grown in space?
In 1995 the first vegetable grow in space was a potato
Why can sloths hang upside down for so long? How much of their life is spend hanging upside down?
Sloths organs are attached to their rib cage allowing them to hang upside down without affecting their breathing. They spend 90% of their life upside down.
How are baby dolphins born?
They are born tale first so they don’t drowned before they can take their first breath.
What animals use take down their home? Why do they do this?
Spiders take down their own home to remake it. So their body can recycle the proteins to make new silk.
What animal can sleep up to three years?
Snails
Who put their ashes in a Pringles can?
Fredric Bauer the creator of Pringles requested his ashes be put in a original Pringles can.
What animal at birth can be the size of butter?
Giant Pandas
What president had a one of the largest whiskey distilleries?
George Washington
What is the fear of Friday the 13th called?
Paraskavedekatriaphobia
Pa-ra-ske-vi-dei-ka-tri-o-pho-bia”
Why was an episode of peppa pig pulled from tv in Australia?
It was pulled because it taught kids not to fear spiders and that would be very dangerous because of the spiders Australia has.
What is barbies full name?
Barbara Millicent Roberts
What animal can bend their neck to look up at the sky?
Pigs because the atoms in their neck make it hard to bend though they can roll over and look up at the sky.
What animal it to heavy to jump?
Elephants
What is one of the foods that never goes bad?
Honey
