Oddball Facts: Nature is Amazing
by Miki Saxon
Nature never ceases to amaze me. No matter how much I learn I don’t have to look very far to find out it stuff I never would have dreamed.
For instance, in school we were taught that the heart is the strongest muscle in the body, but seems as if that’s not right, your tongue is strongest.
Speaking of tongues, crocodiles can’t stick theirs out; I don’t know about alligators.
Echoes are like shadows, everything has one, right? Wrong! Duck quacks don’t echo, but no one knows why.
Come summer when you’re scratching away at those pesky mosquito bites, just remember, it really is a bite, because mosquitoes have teeth.
Summer also brings butterflies for your viewing pleasure. Butterflies love the nectar, but did you know they taste with their feet?
While we’re on the subject of feet, whether you have two or four you can jump—as long as you aren’t an elephant. Elephants are the only animal that can’t jump.
One final human fact that you can verify yourself the next time you have a cold—it’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
See you tomorrow for a look at how insanely smart hiring creates stars and boosts retention.
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