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Amazing Facts

THIS WEEK’S AMAZING FACT…WOW!            

WEEK 1

Did you know?…that ‘Almost’ is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order!

WEEK 2

Did you know?...that 'Rhythm' is the longest word in the English language without a vowel!

WEEK 3

Did you know?...that no word in the English dictionary rhymes with month, orange, silver or purple!

WEEK 4

Did you know?...that tigers have striped skin as well as striped fur!

WEEK 5

Did you know?...that cats have over 100 vocal sounds and dogs only have 10!

WEEK 6

Did you know?...that an ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain!

WEEK 7

Did you know?...that Charlie Chaplin once won 3rd prize...in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest!

WEEK 8

Did you know?...that our eyes are always the same size from birth - they never grow!

WEEK 9

Did you know?...that elephants are the only animals that can't jump!

WEEK 10

Did you know?...that the Himalayas cover one tenth of the Earth's surface!

WEEK 11

Did you know?...that a crocodile cannot stick its tongue out!

WEEK 12

Did you know?...that the Mona Lisa used to hang on the wall in Napoleon's bedroom!

WEEK 13

Did you know?...that Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise!

WEEK 14

Did you know?... that it is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open!

WEEK 15

Did you know?...that there are more chickens in the world than people!

WEEK 16

Did you know?...that butterflies taste things with their feet!

WEEK 17

Did you know?...that camels have 3 eyelids to protect them from blowing sand when it is windy!

WEEK 18

Did you know?...that a tiger's tongue is so rough that if it licked your hand, it would draw blood!

WEEK 19

Did you know?....that Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors!

WEEK 20

Did you know?...that a snail can sleep for three years!

WEEK 21

Did you know?...that a shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes! (a useful fact if you ever come face to face with one)

WEEK 22

Did you know?...that months that begin on a Sunday will always have a 'Friday 13th'.

WEEK 23

Did you know?...that English naval hero Admiral Nelson suffered from sea sickness!

WEEK 24

Did you know?...that peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite!

WEEK 25

Did you know?...that earthworms have 5 hearts!

WEEK 26

Did you know?...that a goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds!