one million

[Nubian]

11,500

Cats are the only domestic animals that walk directly on their claws, not on their paws. This method of walking is called "digitigrade." When cats scratch furniture, it isn't an act of malice. They are actually tearing off the ragged edges of the sheaths of their talons to expose the new sharp ones beneath.Cats have a third eyelid called a haw and you will probably only see it when kitty isn't feeling well.

[Nubian]

11,501

Cats have amazing hearing ability. A cat's ear has 30 muscles that control the outer ear (by comparison, human ears only have six muscles). These muscles rotate 180 degrees, so the cat can hear in all directions without moving its head.A cat has four rows of whiskers.

[Nubian]

11,502

Cats have better memories than dogs. Tests conducted by the University of Michigan concluded that while a dogs memory lasts no more than 5 minutes, a cat's can last as long as 16 hours - exceeding even that of monkeys and orangutans.

[Nubian]

11,503

Cats have more than one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten

[Nubian]

11,504

Cats purr at about 26 cycles per second, the same frequency as an idling diesel engine.

[Nubian]

11,505

Cats step with both left legs, then both right legs when they walk or run. The only other animals to do this are the giraffe and the camel.

[Nubian]

11,506

Cat's urine glows under a black light.

[Nubian]

11,507

Cats, not dogs, are the most common pets in America. There are approximately 66 million cats to 58 million dogs, with Parakeets a distant third at 14 million

[Nubian]

11,508

Certain frogs can be frozen solid then thawed and continue living.

[Nubian]

11,509

Cheetahs make a chirping sound that is much like a bird's chirp or a dog's yelp. The sound is so an intense, it can be heard a mile away.

[Nubian]

11,510

Cojo, the 1st gorilla born in captivity, was born at the Columbus Zoo, in Ohio, in 1956 and weighed 3 1/4 pounds.

[Nubian]

11,511

Contrary to popular belief, dogs do not sweat by salivating. They sweat through the pads of their feet.

[Nubian]

11,512

Dachshunds are the smallest breed of dog used for hunting. They are low to the ground, which allows them to enter and maneuver through tunnels easily.

[Nubian]

11,513

Despite its reputation for being finicky, the average cat consumes about 127,750 calories a year, nearly 28 times its own weight in food and the same amount again in liquids. In case you were wondering, cats cannot survive on a vegetarian diet.

[Nubian]

11,514

Developed in Egypt about 5,000 years ago, the greyhound breed was known before the ninth century in England, where it was bred by aristocrats to hunt such small game as hares.

[Nubian]

11,515

Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible.

[Nubian]

11,516

Each day in the US, animal shelters are forced to destroy 30,000 dogs and cats.

[Nubian]

11,517

Each year, insects eat 1/3 of the Earth's food crop.

[Nubian]

11,518

Dragonflies are one of the fastest insects, flying 50 to 60 mph.

[Nubian]

11,519

Elephants can communicate using sounds that are below the human hearing range: between 14 and 35 hertz.

[Nubian]

11,520

Every known dog except the chow has a pink tongue - the chow's tongue is jet black.

[Nubian]

11,521

Every year, $1.5 billion is spent on pet food. This is four times the amount spent on baby food.

[Nubian]

11,522

Felix the Cat is the first cartoon character to ever have been made into a balloon for a parade.

[Nubian]

11,523

For Stephen King's "Cujo" (1983), five St. Bernards were used, one mechanical head, and an actor in a dog costume to play the title character.

[Nubian]

11,524

French poodles did not originate in France. Poodles were originally used as hunting dogs in Europe. The dogs' thick coats were a hindrance in water and thick brush, so hunters sheared the hindquarters, with cuffs left around the ankles and hips to protect against rheumatism. Each hunter marked his dogs' heads with a ribbon of his own color, allowing groups of hunters to tell their dogs apart.

[Nubian]

11,525

George Washington's favorite horse was named Lexington. Napoleon's favorite was Marengo. U.S. Grant had three favorite horses: Egypt, Cincinnati, and Jeff Davis.

[Nubian]

11,526

German Shepherds bite humans more than any other breed of dog.

[Nubian]

11,527

Goldfish lose their color if they are kept in dim light or are placed in a body of running water, such as a stream.

[Nubian]

11,528

Howler monkeys are the noisiest land animals. Their calls can be heard over 2 miles away.

[Nubian]

11,529

Hummingbirds are the smallest birds - so tiny that one of their enemies is an insect, the praying mantis.

[Nubian]

11,530

In 1888, an estimated 300,000 mummified cats were found at Beni Hassan, Egypt. They were sold at $18.43 per ton, and shipped to England to be ground up and used for fertilizer.

[Nubian]

11,531

In ancient Egypt, entire families would shave their eyebrows as a sign of mourning when the family cat died.

[Nubian]

11,532

In cats, the calico and tortoiseshell coats are sex-linked traits. All cats displaying these coats are female... or occasionally sterile males.

[Nubian]

11,533

In its entire lifetime, the average worker bee produces 1/12th teaspoon of honey.

[Nubian]

11,534

Infant beavers are called kittens.

[Nubian]

11,535

It takes 35 to 65 minks to produce the average mink coat. The numbers for other types of fur coats are: beaver - 15; fox - 15 to 25; ermine - 150; chinchilla - 60 to 100.

[Nubian]

11,536

It takes a lobster approximately seven years to grow to be one pound.

[Nubian]

11,537

It takes forty minutes to hard boil an ostrich egg.

[Nubian]

11,538

Korea's poshintang - dog meat soup - is a popular item on summertime menus, despite outcry from other nations. The soup is believed to cure summer heat ailments, improve male virility, and improve women's complexions.

[Nubian]

11,539

Large kangaroos cover more than 30 feet with each jump.

[Nubian]

11,540

Lassie was played by several male dogs, despite the female name, because male collies were thought to look better on camera. The main "actor" was named Pal.

[Nubian]

11,541

Lassie, the TV collie, first appeared in a 1930s short novel titled Lassie Come-Home written by Eric Mowbray Knight. The dog in the novel was based on Knight's real life collie, Toots.

[Nubian]

11,542

Lions are the only truly social cat species, and usually every female in a pride, ranging from 5 to 30 individuals, is closely related.

[Nubian]

11,543

Macaroni, Gentoo, Chinstrap and Emperor are types of penguins.

[Nubian]

11,544

Marie Antoinette's dog was a spaniel named Thisbe.

[Nubian]

11,545

Mockingbirds can imitate any sound from a squeaking door to a cat meowing.

[Nubian]

11,546

Moles are able to tunnel through 300 feet of earth in a day.

[Nubian]

11,547

Mosquitoes are the common vector for malaria, encephalitis, yellow fever and dengue fever.

[Nubian]

11,548

Mosquitoes dislike citronella because it irritates their feet.

[darogle]

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[Eliza]

11,550
Wow! Great trivia Nubian!

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[Slow Ride]

ok Eliza.............now you can say I helped ;)

[Eliza]

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mmmm Love to be under you sexy men......
but you forgot your # Sweets!

[Slow Ride]

*sticks out my tongue* *mummbles* picky women

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[Eliza]

*sucks on your tongue*
*whispers* but you love us anyway.
*and flicks you in the bum w/ the towel for bein bad*

11,559

[Slow Ride]

didn't tell you I love pain !!!!!!!!


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[Eliza]

11,601

*tackles you to the ground gets on top of you and begins a tickle torture*

[MilkToast]

--11562--

while Eliza is "occupied" MT grabs the towel and hauls ass outta there (my bum is very sore from that darn towel!)

[Eliza]

11,603
*stuned at MT's brass manuver....but quickly remembers the magical smurfy potion that I used as a safety device in the event of a bum smackin towel theft....and watches as MT falls to the ground in a fit of giggles as the towel floats gently back to where it belongs*

[MilkToast]

--11564--

amidst the giggles MT manages to crawl out of towel smacking range... for now...

PS.. the count took a major derail there... I am pretty sure that this is correct...

[MilkToast]

yeah... 11559 jumped to 11600.... oops..

--11565--

[MilkToast]

--11566--

going to get the leather underwear that makes my bum immune to smacking :p

[Eliza]

11,567
Cool..thanks for getting us back on track..for this you have amnisty from the wrath of the towel.....for tonight........





well..unless you're bad...and then all bets are off. lol

[MilkToast]

--11568--

I'm bad... I'm down right evil baby! muahhaaahahaaaaa....

[Eliza]

11,569
*shakes head*
I've always heard it's the quiet ones......so come ere and the bum smackin you deserve

[Eliza]

11,570
Back to the smurfin trivia.....

[Eliza]

11,571~ 4th Season

1984-1985 Season


Babes In Wartland
Baby Smurf finds himself on the throne with King Bullrush.


Baby's Enchanted Didey
A fragment of Gargamel's magic cloth becomes a new diaper that lets Baby Smurf fly.


The Bad Place
Muddy aliens have landed in the village, and the Smurfs learn to live with them as they seek help to repair their ship.


Bigmouth Smurf
He's big! He's blue! He thinks he's a Smurf! And what's worse, he's Bigmouth!


The Bignose Dilemma
Bignose, Gargamel, and Vanity magically switch noses

[Slow Ride]

Thanks for pointing that MT I was a little excited

11,572

[Eliza]

11573

Blue Eyes Returns
Smurfette's orange horse friend returns when Gargamel floods the forest with magic beans.


Breakfast At Greedy's
Lighter-than-air pancakes causes the Smurfs to float uncontrollably.


A Circus For Baby
Hefty loses his fear of heights with the help of an elephant when he rescues Baby Smurf.


A Float Full Of Smurfs
Gargamel and Azrael disguise themselves as rabbits for the Smurfs' autumn festival parade.


Gargamel's Giant
Gargamel uses smurfberries as a substitute for choke cherries to bring a giant to life.

[Eliza]

11,574

Gargamel's Misfortune
A pair of charlatan gypsies help the Smurfs rescue Smurfette and Dreamy from Gargamel, who tricks the gypsies with a bag of painted rocks.


The Gargoyle Of Quarrel Castle
Selwyn and Tallulah's pet gargoyle finds friends in the Smurf Village and accidentally sets loose a three-headed hydra.


Gingerbread Smurfs
Brainy loses big time to Greedy in a bake-off when his magically-created gingerbread cookies come to life and take over the village.


Hefty And The Wheelsmurfer
Hefty regains his confidence in the face of disability when he tries out Handy's invention.


Hopping Cough Smurfs
The Smurfs must find the hopping crane to cure themselves of a bouncing disease.

[MilkToast]

Originally posted by Slow Ride
Thanks for pointing that MT I was a little excited

11,572

I can see that in your AV... he he he

--11575--

[Eliza]

11,576

The Incredible Shrinking Wizard
A polluted muck pond causes Gargamel to shrink without limit, and only doing good deeds can restore him to normal.


Jokey's Funny Bone
Jokey gets more attention than he deserves when he claims he lost his funny bone.


Jokey's Shadow
What prankish nastiness lurks in the heart of Jokey? Only his shadow, which he accidentally brought to life, knows.


Lazy's Slumber Party
The Smurfs give Lazy a sleepless night he would rather forget.


The Little Orange Horse With The Gold Shoes
Smurfette befriends a magical flying horse who lost his shoe sliding down a rainbow.



**just a note...I noticed that the orage horse episodes seem to be out of order here...so as to the acuracy of these ...all I can say is I post um as I see um.....

[Eliza]

11,577

The Man In The Moon
The Smurfs convince the Moon Man of his importance when he takes an unexpected vacation.


The Master Smurf
A magic crown turns Greedy into a mind-controlling tyrant, and Papa Smurf must find the other crown to get Greedy to lose his.


Monster Smurfs
A magically deformed Smurfette befriends a treestump monster.


Never Smurf Off 'Til Tomorrow
Handy accuses Lazy of slacking off on the job when a hurricane carries them and several other Smurfs off into an erupting volcano, but Lazy manages to redeem himself.


Smurfing For Ghosts
There's something strange in the neighborhood of Quarrel Castle. Who does Peewit the house-sitter call? Brainy and Clumsy.

[Slow Ride]

11,578


*LMAO* you think?

[Eliza]

11,579
Excited....and scrumptious Slow Ride.

MT..when are we gonna see some pics of your sexy bod?? *taps foot....looking at MT's bum..lookin at the towel....*

[Eliza]

11,580
Papa's Worry Warts
A young wartless Wartmonger comes of age when a warted Papa Smurf passes his "worry warts" onto him.


The Patchwork Bear
The Smurfs help an animated teddy bear find courage when his princess is held prisoner.


A Pet For Baby Smurf
Baby Smurf's glowing darling becomes a ghoulish danger.


Petrified Smurfs
Peewit must get Selwyn and Tallulah to work together to reverse a spell that turned half the forest and the Smurf Village into stone before dawn.


The Pussywillow Pixies
A lone Pixie befriends a Smurf lost in Pussywillow Hollow, and with the help of the other Smurfs they rescue her friends from being captured by the Wartmongers.

[Eliza]

11,581

The Secret Of Shadow Swamp
Grouchy tries to escape from his birthday with an adventurous troll.


The Secret Of The Village Well
Everyone in the village is wondering what Clumsy's secret wish is.


The Smurfbox Derby
A race from the top of the mountain falls flat when Gargamel arrives to steamroller the competition.


Smurfette's Golden Tresses
Hogatha wants natural blond hair like Smurfette's, so she captures Smurfette and forces her to cut her hair.


Smurfette's Sweet Tooth
Her insatiable appetite for sweets gets out of control when her very touch turns everything into candy.

[Eliza]

11,582

The Smurfiest Of Friends
Brainy learns to value his friendship with Clumsy when he helps Brainy escape being held prisoner by an ungrateful admirer.


Smurfiplication
Gargamel uses a multiplying machine on Brainy to get his six Smurfs for making gold.


The Smurfomatic Smurfolator
Handy builds his dream machine, which he uses against the tall weeds growing in the village.


Smurf On Wood
Take one toad, put Papa Smurf's cap on him, throw in a bunch of superstitious Smurfs who think it's a result of Papa Smurf making a wish at a magic tree, plus one wizard in search of that toad. What you get is a recipe for one funny adventure..


Smurf The Other Cheek
Dot, dot, who's nose got the spot? An unfriendly game of kick-tag is afoot.

[MilkToast]

Originally posted by Eliza
11,579
Excited....and scrumptious Slow Ride.

MT..when are we gonna see some pics of your sexy bod?? *taps foot....looking at MT's bum..lookin at the towel....*

no time soon :( that got me in trouble, the one or two had to be removed in order to keep me sane in the "real world" that I am currently in... which is in need of change big time :(

--11583--

[Eliza]

Originally posted by MilkToast
no time soon :( that got me in trouble, the one or two had to be removed in order to keep me sane in the "real world" that I am currently in... which is in need of change big time :(

--11583--

cryptic answer..but I think I get it.... well hun...for what ever reason you don't....(which sucks) I understand..I have some real life reasons of my own why I haven't posted.

[Eliza]

11,585
The Smurfwalk Cafe
Handy and Greedy are in a dispute over who should get the credit for their accidental co-creation of a new frozen dessert.


Stop And Smurf The Roses
Chlorhydris abducts Laconia and tries to kill her by killing off all her flowers.


Symbols Of Wisdom
Brainy and Gargamel grow magical beards in order to gain respect.


Tailor's Magic Needle
Brainy puts Tailor's clothesmaking skills to the test when his magical needle starts sticking it to the other Smurfs.


Tick Tock Smurfs
Brainy's new time schedule has the Smurfs rushing through their day, and it's making them feel stressed out.

[Eliza]

11,586
The Traveler
A mysterious traveler from the east comes to calm the rage of a magical dragon.


The Trojan Smurf
Gargamel hides inside a giant hollow statue of Papa Smurf to lure the Smurfs into taking him into the village.


The Whole Smurf And Nothing But The Smurf
Smurfette's gift of gab really makes a mess of things when Gargamel casts a lying spell on her

[Eliza]

11,587

1985-1986 Season

[Eliza]

11,588
The Smurflings (Season Premiere)
Nat, Snappy, and Slouchy get a second childhood with the help of Father Time.


Sassette (Season Premiere)
The Smurflings create a female counterpart for themselves and a sister for Smurfette.


Puppy (Season Premiere)
Hominbus' magical puppy arrives in the village with a magic locket.


Alarming Smurfs
Too many alarms bug the sanity of the Smurfs while the Smurflings run away from the village.


All Work And No Smurf
Brainy overworks the adult Smurfs on their day off, causing unusual transformations

[MilkToast]

Originally posted by Eliza
cryptic answer..but I think I get it.... well hun...for what ever reason you don't....(which sucks) I understand..I have some real life reasons of my own why I haven't posted.

more simply put, I put some up a while ago (when I was unattached) and since then that changed and when she found out I have not heard the end of it since... but that is not the only thing that is not working, so it is time for a change.

But for the time being, I am just not going anywhere near the subject :)

--11589--

[Eliza]

11,590

Baby's First Word
What can possibly ruin a joyous occasion like this? Baby Smurf can say that in one word.


Bigmouth's Friend
Bigmouth comes to the aid of Clockwork when Gargamel and Lord Balthasar's mechanical menace attacks King Gerard's castle.


Brainy Smurf, Friend To All The Animals
Brainy proves himself to be a role model to young Nat.


Brainy's Smarty Party
The Smurflings host their own Outcast Party, which makes Brainy's party seem like the Communist Party.


The Comet Is Coming
A torn message from Papa Smurf makes the Smurfs mistakenly believe that the world is coming to an end when a rare comet passes by.

[MilkToast]

--11591--

well going to bed now... all packed up for vacation... so it is no pixies for 5 days (that is going to stink)... keep the place afloat y'all :D

L8R

[Eliza]

Originally posted by MilkToast

But for the time being, I am just not going anywhere near the subject :)

--11589--

11,592
completely understand. My hubby knows about Pixies..and even surfs it w/ me sometimes... but is afraid to let me post pics. I told him I wouldn't do it w/ out his permission. But I'd like to.

[Eliza]

11,593
Night and good vacation MT...we'll hold down the fort.
*smacks yer bum on your way outa the thread*
ooops..sorry...old habits are hard to break.

[Eliza]

11,594

The Dark-Ness Monster
Brainy loses his glasses and finds himself relying on Clumsy.


Dreamy's Pen Pals
Dreamy realizes that the Swoofs aren't real at the same time a real alien pays him a visit.


Educating Bigmouth
The Smurfs help Bigmouth win back the heart of Bignose.


Gargamel's Time Trip
Gargamel steals Father Time's hourglass and goes back in time to destroy the Smurfs.


The Great Slime Crop Failure
The Wartmongers kidnap Farmer and the Smurflings in order to help restore their slime crops.

[Eliza]

11,595

The Grouchiest Game In Town
Grouchy plays to win against the Games Master in a game where his fellow Smurfs are the pawns.


Happy Unhappiness Day To You
Gargamel unsuccessfully searches for Smurfs on a day of emotional cleansing.


Have You Smurfed Your Pet Today?
The Smurflings abandon their duty to feed Puppy when they get caught up in Handy's stringaling craze, causing Puppy to be captured by Gargamel.


He Who Smurfs Last
Chlorhydris causes all the Smurfs except for Papa Smurf and Baby Smurf to lose their sense of humor.


Kow-Tow, We Won't Bow
Smurfette escapes from the Wartmongers with the help of Puppy.

[Eliza]

11,596

Love Those Smurfs
Chlorhydris casts a spell on the Smurfs that makes them love only themselves, and a few Smurfs must deliver humble pie to restore their love for each other.


Marco Smurf And The Pepper Pirates
A brave seafaring Smurf gets himself in trouble with pepper pirates.


The Masked Pie Smurfer
Jokey lets the custard fly as a masked prankster.


The Mr. Smurf Contest
Gargamel transforms himself into a Smurf to enter a contest to be Smurfette's escort at a dance.


Mud Wrestling Smurfs
Clumsy steps into the ring against the Wartmongers while Papa Smurf plans an escape.

[Eliza]

11,597

Mutiny On The Smurf
The Smurflings prove themselves to be a capable crew of the S.S. Smurf when Brainy and a few others are accidentally cast away en route to rescue some other Smurfs captured by an evil king musician.


Papa's Day Off
Homibus gives Papa Smurf the chance to see how the other Smurfs would handle an emergency situation if he wasn't there.


Papa's Family Album
Papa Smurf recounts his first adventure with his little Smurfs to the Smurflings.


Papa's Flying Bed
An evil spell cast by Gargamel on Papa Smurf's new bed causes him and some other Smurfs to fly off to new adventures.


Papa's Puppy Prescription
Puppy gets a warm nose while Papa Smurf gets a cold nose.

[Eliza]

11,598

Poet's Writers' Block
Poet finds new inspiration under pressure when he has to write a poem for a princess.


Queen Smurfette
Smurfette's reign as queen for the day raises a ruckus when Father Time forgets to end the day.


The Sand Witch (Beach Blanket Smurfs)
A lonely witch learns to appreciate her friendship with a sea monster when he shows up with Baby Smurf.


Smurf A Mile In My Shoes
Jokey learns a lesson in humility (for the duration of this episode) when he comes to the aid of a tortured sand troll that he teased.


Smurfette's Rose
Smurfette's desire to see a blue rose causes her to smell like a rose.

[Eliza]

11,599

Stuck On Smurfs
Togetherness isn't always a good thing when Gargamel makes all the Smurfs get really attached to each other.


They're Smurfing Our Song
Gargamel alters Woody's panpipe to play an evil tune, but Sassette restores its happy tunes by admitting her love for her "creator".


Things That Go Smurf In The Night
Can Snappy make it through the night sleeping without his teddy bear?


Unsound Smurfs
The Smurflings and Baby Smurf search for a sound to break the magical barrier around the village.


Wild And Wooly
Wooly and the Smurflings help protect a flock of sheep in exchange for wool.

[Eliza]

11,600
woo hoo! Smurftacular!

That's it for tonight All! Goodnight!

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[Eliza]

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Mornin All!

[IAKaraokeGirl]

11,607~Good morning, Eliza, and everyone!

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[Nubian]

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Originally posted by Eliza
11,550
Wow! Great trivia Nubian!

Thanks...just trying to keep it interesting. We've a loooong way to go.

[Nubian]

11,639

Mosquitoes prefer children to adults, and blondes to brunettes.

[Nubian]

11,640

Neutering a cat extends its life span by two or three years.

[Nubian]

11,641

No two spider webs are the same.

[Nubian]

11,642

Only full-grown male crickets can chirp.

[Nubian]

11,643

Owls have eyeballs that are tubular in shape, because of this, they cannot move their eyes.

[Nubian]

11,644

Parrots, most famous of all talking birds, rarely acquire a vocabulary of more than twenty words, however Tymhoney Greys and African Greys have been know to carry vocabularies in excess of 100 words.

[Nubian]

11,645

Pekingese dogs were sacred to the emperors of China for more than 2,000 years. They are one of the oldest breeds of dogs in the world.

[Nubian]

11,646

Pet parrots can eat virtually any common "people-food" except for chocolate and avocados. Both of these are highly toxic to the parrot and can be fatal.

[Nubian]

11,647

Pigs, walruses and light-colored horses can be sunburned.

[Nubian]

11,648

Prairie dogs are not dogs. A prairie dog is a kind of rodent.

[Nubian]

11,649

Purring is part of every cat's repertoire of social communication, apparently created by the movement of air in spasms through contractions of the diaphragm. Interestingly, purring is sometimes heard in cats who are severely ill or anxious, perhaps as a self-comforting vocalization. But, more typically, it is a sign of contentment, first heard in kittens as they suckle milk from their mother.

[Nubian]

11,650

Rats are omnivorous, eating nearly any type of food, including dead and dying members of their own species.

[Nubian]

11,651

Rats can't throw-up.

[Nubian]

11,652

Sharks apparently are the only animals that never get sick. As far as is known, they are immune to every known disease including cancer.

[Nubian]

11,653

Snails produce a colorless, sticky discharge that forms a protective carpet under them as they travel along. The discharge is so effective that they can crawl along the edge of a razor without cutting themselves.

[Nubian]

11,654

Snakes are immune to their own poison.

[Nubian]

11,655

Some baby giraffes are more than six feet tall at birth.

[Nubian]

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Swans are the only birds with penises.

[Nubian]

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Tapeworms range in size from about 0.04 inch to more than 50 feet in length

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11,658

The "caduceus" the classical medical symbol of two serpents wrapped around a staff - comes from an ancient Greek legend in which snakes revealed the practice of medicine to human beings.

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11,659

The 1st buffalo ever born in captivity was born at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo in 1884.

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11,660

The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) was formed in 1866.

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11,661

The anaconda, one of the world's largest snakes, gives birth to its young instead of laying eggs.

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11,662

The animal responsible for the most human deaths world-wide is the mosquito.

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The average adult male ostrich, the world's largest living bird, weighs up to 345 pounds.

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The biggest member of the cat family is the male lion, which weighs 528 pounds (240 kilograms).

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The biggest pig in recorded history was Big Boy of Black Mountain, North Carolina, who was weighed at 1,904 pounds in 1939.

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The blood of mammals is red, the blood of insects is yellow, and the blood of lobsters is blue.

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The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in an American court.

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The bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers.

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The calories burned daily by the sled dogs running in Alaska's annual Iditarod race average 10,000. The 1,149-mile race commemorates the 1925 "Race for Life" when 20 volunteer mushers relayed medicine from Anchorage to Nome to battle a children's diphtheria epidemic.

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The Canary Islands were not named for a bird called a canary. They were named after a breed of large dogs. The Latin name was Canariae insulae - "Island of Dogs."

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The cat lover is an ailurophile, while a cat hater is an ailurophobe.

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The cat was domesticated over 4,000 years ago. Today's house cats are descended from wildcats in Africa and Europe.

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The catgut formerly used as strings in tennis rackets and musical instruments does not come from cats. Catgut actually comes from sheep, hogs, and horses.

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The Chinese, during the reign of Kublai Khan, used lions on hunting expeditions. They trained the big cats to pursue and drag down massive animals - from wild bulls to bears - and to stay with the kill until the hunter arrived.

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The color of the points in Siamese cats is heat related. Cool areas are darker. In fact, Siamese kittens are born white because of the heat inside the mother's uterus before birth. This heat keeps the kittens hair from darkening on the points.

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The dachshund is one of the oldest dog breeds in history (dating back to ancient Egypt.) The name comes from one of its earliest uses - hunting badgers. In German, Dachs means "badger," Hund is "hound."

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The declawing of a pet cat involves surgery called an onychectomy, in which the entire claw and end bone of each toe of the animal are amputated.

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The domestic cat is the only species able to hold its tail vertically while walking. Wild cats hold their tail horizontally, or tucked between their legs while walking.

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11,679

The elephant, as a symbol of the US Republican Party, was originated by cartoonist Thomas Nast and first presented in 1874.

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11,680

The English Romantic poet Lord Byron was so devastated upon the death of his beloved Newfoundland, whose name was Boatswain, that he had inscribed upon the dog's gravestone the following: "Beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues of man without his vices."

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11,681

The expression "three dog night" originated with the Eskimos and means a very cold night - so cold that you have to bed down with three dogs to keep warm.

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11,682

The fastest bird is the Spine-tailed swift, clocked at speeds of up to 220 miles per hour.

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11,683

The fastest -moving land snail, the common garden snail, has a speed of 0.0313 mph.

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11,684

The first house rats recorded in America appeared in Boston in 1775.

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11,685

The first seeing-eye dog was presented to a blind person on April 25, 1938.

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11,686

The giant squid is the largest creature without a backbone. It weighs up to 2.5 tons and grows up to 55 feet long. Each eye is a foot or more in diameter.

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11,687

The honeybee kills more people world-wide than all the poisonous snakes combined.

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The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards.

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11,689

The hummingbird, the loon, the swift, the kingfisher, and the grebe are all birds that cannot walk.

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The Kiwi, national bird of New Zealand, can't fly. It lives in a hole in the ground, is almost blind, and lays only one egg each year. Despite this, it has survived for more than 70 million years.

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The largest animal ever seen alive was a 113.5 foot, 170-ton female blue whale.

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11,692

The largest bird egg in the world today is that of the ostrich. Ostrich eggs are from 6 to 8 inches long. Because of their size and the thickness of their shells, they take 40 minutes to hard-boil.

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The largest cockroach on record is one measured at 3.81 inches in length.

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11,694

The mouse is the most common mammal in the US.

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11,695

The name of the dog from "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" is Max.

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11,696

The name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box is Bingo.

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11,697

The normal temperature of a cat is 101.5 degrees.

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11,698

The only dog to ever appear in a Shakespearean play was Crab in The Two Gentlemen of Verona

[Nubian]

11,699

The only domestic animal not mentioned in the Bible is the cat.

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11,700

The Pacific Giant Octopus, the largest octopus in the world, grows from the size of pea to a 150 pound behemoth potentially 30 feet across in only two years, its entire life-span.

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The penalty for killing a cat, 4,000 years ago in Egypt, was death.

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The phrase "raining cats and dogs" originated in 17th Century England. During heavy downpours of rain, many of these poor animals unfortunately drowned and their bodies would be seen floating in the rain torrents that raced through the streets. The situation gave the appearance that it had literally rained "cats and dogs" and led to the current expression.

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The pigmy shrew - a relative of the mole - is the smallest mammal in North America. It weighs 1/14 ounce - less than a dime.

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11,704

The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people.

[Nubian]

11,705

The poisonous copperhead snake smells like fresh cut cucumbers.

Yum!!

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11,706

The smallest of the recognized dog breeds, the Chihuahua, is also the one that usually lives the longest. Named for the region of Mexico where they were first discovered in the mid-19th century, the Chihuahua can live anywhere between 11-18 years.

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The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History houses the world's largest shell collection, some 15 million specimens. A smaller museum in Sanibel, Florida owns a mere 2 million shells and claims to be the worlds only museum devoted solely to mollusks.

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11,708

The term "dog days" has nothing to do with dogs. It dates back to Roman times, when it was believed that Sirius, the Dog Star, added its heat to that of the sun from July3 to August 11, creating exceptionally high temperatures. The Romans called the period dies caniculares, or "days of the dog."

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11,709

The theobromine in chocolate that stimulates the cardiac and nervous systems is too much for dogs, especially smaller pups. A chocolate bar is poisonous to dogs and can even be lethal.

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11,710

The turbot fish lays approximately 14 million eggs during its lifetime.

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11,711

The turkey was named for what was wrongly thought to be its country of origin.

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11,712

The underside of a horse's hoof is called a frog. The frog peels off several times a year with new growth.

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11,713

The venom of a female black widow spider is more potent than that of a rattlesnake.

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11,714

The world record frog jump is 33 feet 5.5 inches over the course of 3 consecutive leaps, achieved in May 1977 by a South African sharp-nosed frog called Santjie.

[Nubian]

11,715

The world's largest mammal, the blue whale, weighs 50 tons at birth. Fully grown, it weighs as much as 150 tons.

[Nubian]

11,716

The world's largest rodent is the Capybara. An Amazon water hog that looks like a guinea pig, it can weigh more than 100 pounds.

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11,717

The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat of Thailand, weighing less than a penny.

[Nubian]

11,718

There are 701 types of pure breed dogs.

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11,719

There are around 2,600 different species of frogs. They live on every continent except Antarctica.

[Nubian]

11,720

There are more insects in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings on the entire earth.

[Nubian]

11,721

There are more than 100 million dogs and cats in the United States. Americans spend more than 5.4 billion dollars on their pets each year.

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11,722

There are more than 900,000 known species of insects in the world.

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There is no single cat called the panther. The name is commonly applied to the leopard, but it is also used to refer to the puma and the jaguar. A black panther is really a black leopard.

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Though human noses have an impressive 5 million olfactory cells with which to smell, sheepdogs have 220 million, enabling them to smell 44 times better than man.

[Nubian]

11,725

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

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11,726

Walt Disney's family dog was named Lady. She was a poodle.

[Nubian]

11,727

When a domestic cat goes after mice, about one pounce in three results in a catch.

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11,728

When a female horse and male donkey mate, the offspring is called a mule, but when a male horse and female donkey mate, the offspring is called a hinny.

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11,729

When a queen bee lays the fertilized eggs that will develop into new queens, only one of the newly laid queens actually survives. The first new queen that emerges from her cell destroys all other queens in their cells and, thereafter, reigns alone.

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11,730

When ants find food, they lay down a chemical trail, called a pheromone, so that other ants can find their way from the nest to the food source.

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11,731

When the Black Death swept across England one theory was that cats caused the plague. Thousands were slaughtered. Ironically, those that kept their cats were less affected, because they kept their houses clear of the real culprits, rats.

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11,732

Worker ants may live seven years and the queen may live as long as 15 years.

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You're more likely to be a target for mosquitoes if you consume bananas.

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