Interesting Things 10

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Okay, now back to the interesting useless knowledge stuff. Prepare to learn something new here! Animals and people are this category. The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards. Mexican jumping beans jump because there is an actual one-quarter-inch caterpillar trapped inside. The only part of the human body that has no blood supply is the cornea. It takes its oxygen directly from the air. A kangaroo cannot jump if its tail is lifted off the ground. It needs its tail for pushing off. Human birth control pills also work on gorillas. A male gypsy moth can smell a female gypsy moth seven miles away. Every year in the United States, four times the amount of money spent on baby food is spent on pet food. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. Snails sleep a lot. In addition to several months of winter hibernation, they crawl into their shells to get out of the hot sun or away from heavy rains. A mockingbird has been known to change its tune 87 times over a span minute span. The gila monster is the only poisonous lizard in the United States. The ancient Egyptians trained baboons to wait on tables. The Venus flytrap feeds primarily on ants, not flies. When a person is wide awake, alert, and mentally active, he is still only 25% aware of what various parts of his body are doing. Humans are the only animals that can blush. Goats do not eat tin cans, as lampooned in cartoons. They nibble at the cans because they're after the glue on the labels. Hippopotamuses actually sweat blood. Their skin contains a great amount of an oily substance that exudes from the pores, and when the beast perspires a little blood gets mixed in. Badgers and coyotes hunt ground squirrels together. The badger tracks the squirrel and digs into its tunnels, and the coyote catches it when it tries to escape. A queen bee lays about 1,500 eggs on an average day. Pink elephants can be found in some regions of India. Because of the red soil, elephants take on a permanent pink color because the spray dust over their bodies to protect themselves from insects. The barn owl has one ear higher than the other. The left ear is higher and points downward to hear sounds from below it, while the right ear is lower and pointed upward to pick up sounds from above. Alright, that's all for now. Enjoy!