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Saigon Ho Chi Min City Constantinople Istanbul Mumbai Uluru Nissan John Wayne Bruce Lee Vin Diesel Michael Caine Muhammad Ali Big Daddy David Bowie George Michael Elton John Ringo Star The Beatles Oasis New Labour Liberal Party Mount Qomolangma Bejams |
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DID YOU KNOW THAT ?
a. Sea Otters use rocks to crack open shellfish. But keep their favourite stone under their arm. b. Giraffes have blue tongues ! c. Elephants never stop growing ! d. When an Elephant is happy it emits a purring sound! e. An Aardvark ( Anteater ) can dig a 4 foot hole faster than six men with shovels ! f. The humble Hedgehog has been around for 15 million years, predating the Sabre toothed tiger! g. A Beaver has been known to swim under water for a half mile on 1 breath of air! h. The venom of the Platypuse causes such pain that even morphine cannot relieve the pain! i. The biggest mammal, the Blue Whale weighs 90,000,000 times more than the smallest, the Pigmy Shrew. ! j.To keep themselves cool Kangaroos lick their forearms ! k. A Gorrilla is 8 times stronger than a man ! l. Sperm whales can descend to over 2.400 mtrs, 6 times the height of the Empire State Building. !
m. The Australian marsupial, Swamp Antechinus dedicates it's life to non-stop copulation, until it drops dead from starvation, having had no time to eat between sex.! n. The Beaver has orange teeth ! o. The brain of an Ostrich is smaller than it's eye ! p. Elephants cannot jump up, even Hippos have some trouble ! q. Peregrine Falcons can reach speeds approaching 225 mph ! |
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