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 Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:41 am
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Fact: The American Bison (not "Buffalo" - buffalo include water buffalo and African Buffalo) - is the largest North American Mammal, with males weighing up to 2,000 pounds and can stand6 feet tall!
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:08 am
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Fact: The Green Bay Packers got their name in 1919 after the Indian Packing Company gave the team $500 to buy equipment.
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:09 am
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Fact: Sea turtles have special glands which help remove salt from the water they drink.
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:09 am
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Fact: Two of America's greatest national symbols were made overseas: The Liberty Bell was cast in England and the Statue of Liberty was crafted in France.
FITZ: Entered twice same day - This entry nixed
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:18 am
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Fact: Netherland Dwarf rabbits have the most color varieties of any domestic breed, with more than forty (and counting)!
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:21 am
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Fact: Reindeer were originally connected to Santa Claus through poetry (i.e. The Night Before Christmas).
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:25 am
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Fact: At a jet plane's speed of 1,000 km (620mi) per hour, the length of the plane becomes one atom shorter than its original length.
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:27 am
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Fact: The scientific name of the ringtail cat aka miners cat translates as ‘cunning little fox’, although this species is actually a member of the raccoon family.
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:19 am
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Fact: The brilliant blues, greens, and teals of peacock feathers are due to how their microscopic structure causes them to reflect light, rather than their actual pigment (which is brown).
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:26 am
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Fact: The Australian White-throated snapping turtle, also called the "bum-breathing turtle" can get nearly 70% of its oxygen through its cloacal bursae, or butt.
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:39 am
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Fact: It's believed that cats are the only animals to domesticate themselves. Not only that, but it's believed to have happened twice in two distinct species of felines! The cousin's of today's domestic cats are deceptive in their appearance. They look like they could just snuggle up in your lap. Don't try it though, they're still entirely wild animals!
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:40 am
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Fact: Most turtle shells are made up of 60 different bones that are all fused together.
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:41 am
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Fact: [When a male penguin falls in love with female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find the perfect pebble to present to her.]
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:53 am
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Fact: Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water.
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 11:07 am
Rawr!!
Fact: The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottles represents the number of varieties of pickles the company once had.
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