You can't kill yourself by holding your breath. At worst, you would lose consciousness and the lungs would start to breath automatically

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath. At worst, you would lose consciousness and the lungs would start to breath automatically

Fish can become sea-sick if they're kept on board a ship for too long!

Fish can become sea-sick if they're kept on board a ship for too long!

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails

Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails

Crushed cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain

Crushed cockroaches can be applied to a stinging wound to help relieve the pain

There is only 1 national US monument that is moveable. The San Francisco Cable cars.

There is only 1 national US monument that is moveable. The San Francisco Cable cars.

The Earth radiates back into space as much heat as it receives from the sun. If this was not so, the temperature on Earth would steadily rise and life would become impossible

The Earth radiates back into space as much heat as it receives from the sun. If this was not so, the temperature on Earth would steadily rise and life would become impossible

The ant can lift 50 times its own weight and pull 30 times its own weight

The ant can lift 50 times its own weight and pull 30 times its own weight

At 188 decibels, the whistle of the blue whale is the loudest sound produced by any animal

At 188 decibels, the whistle of the blue whale is the loudest sound produced by any animal

Queen Elizabeth I of England owned nearly 3,000 gowns

Queen Elizabeth I of England owned nearly 3,000 gowns

A blue whale's testicles are as large as a volkswagon beetle, and a small child could crawl through their major arteries

A blue whale's testicles are as large as a volkswagon beetle, and a small child could crawl through their major arteries